DATE: October 1, 2026, at 7:53 p.m.
INCIDENT: Traffic Stop Leads to Recovery of a Loaded Handgun and Arrest of a Convicted Felon
LOCATION: Bear Valley Road and Seventh Avenue, Hesperia
SUSPECT(1): Rupert Lewis, 49-year-old, Resident of Los Angeles
SUMMARY: On October 1, 2026, at approximately 7:53 p.m., investigators with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department’s Hesperia Gang Investigations Team conducted a traffic stop near Bear Valley Road and Seventh Avenue.
During the traffic stop, deputies identified the driver as Rupert Lewis. Lewis was found to be a known gang member and convicted felon. During the investigation, deputies located a loaded handgun inside the vehicle.
Lewis was arrested and booked at the High Desert Detention Center for PC29800(a)(1) - Felon in possession of a Firearm, and PC 30305(a)(1) - Felon in possession of ammunition.
Anyone with additional information is asked to contact Hesperia Sheriff’s Station at 760-947-1500. 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 Morales
Station: Hesperia Station
Phone No. 760-947-1500
Case No. 192606297
SHANNON DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
