DATE/TIME: Sunday, August 9, 2026, at 2:17 a.m.
INCIDENT: PC 29180 - Possession of an Unserialized Firearm
PC 32310 - Possession of a High Capacity Magainze
LOCATION: Roy Rogers Drive and Amargosa Road, Victorville
SUSPECT(S): John Ochoa, 35-years-old, Resident of Victorville
VICTIM(S): State of California
SUMMARY: On Sunday, August 9, 2026, at approximately 2:17 a.m., deputies from the Victorville Station conducted a proactive traffic enforcement stop near Roy Rogers Drive and Amargosa Road. A passenger in the vehicle was identified as 35-year-old John Ochoa.
During the course of the investigation, deputies located a loaded, illegally manufactured "ghost gun" eqiupped with an extended magazine inside the vehicle. The firearm was modeled after a Glock handgun and contained no serial number or identifying marks.
John Ochoa was arrested and booked at the High Desert Detention Center in Adelanto for P.C. 29180 - Possession of an Unserialized Firearm, and P.C. 32310 - Possession of a High Capacity Magainze.
Anyone with information about this investigation is urged to contact the Victorville Station at (760) 241-2911 or Sheriff's Dispatch at (760)956-5001. Callers wishing to remain anonymous should call or text ''Report'' to We-Tip at 844-909-3006. Online reporting is also available at https://mobile.catapultems.com/sbcsd/Sites.
Refer: Deputy Silva, Deputy Saenz
Station: Victorville Station
Phone No. (760) 241-2911
Case No. DR# 172610488
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
