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SBSD - Morongo Basin Sheriff's Department
Friday August 16th, 2024 :: 09:00 a.m. PDT

Advisory

Vehicle Check in Yucca Valley Leads to the Arrest of Two Convicted Felons for Possession of a Firearm



DATE/TIME: Thursday, August 15, 2024, at approximately 4:00 a.m.

INCIDENT:  PC 29800(a)(1), Felon in Possession of a Firearm

LOCATION:  Balsa Avenue and Maki Avenue, Yucca Valley

SUSPECT 1: Jesse Lucas Palacios, 29-year-old male, resident of Yucca Valley  
SUSPECT 2: Bronte Ray Granell, 32-year-old female, resident of Yucca Valley

SUMMARY: 
On Thursday, August 15, 2024, deputies conducted a vehicle check near Balsa Avenue and Maki Avenue in Yucca Valley. During the check, deputies encountered Jesse Lucas Palacios and Bronte Ray Granell. A records check revealed that Palacios was on felony probation.

Deputies conducted a probation search of the vehicle and located a loaded and unserialized 9mm Glock-style pistol with a high-capacity magazine. 

Palacios and Granell were found to be convicted felons and prohibited from possessing firearms. As a result, they were arrested for PC 29800(a)(1) Felon in Possession of a Firearm, and booked at the Morongo Basin Jail.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact the Morongo Basin Station at (760) 366-4175. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are encouraged to call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463), or leave information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.


Refer: Deputy Yost 

Station: Morongo Basin

Phone No. (760) 366-4175

Case No. 232401376


SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department

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SBSD - Morongo Basin Sheriff's Department
63665 Twentynine Palms Highway
Joshua Tree, CA 92252

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