DATE: October 7, 2026, 9:43a.m.
INCIDENT: Firearm discharged during a dispute leads to the discovery of illegal firearms, weapons manufacturing, and controlled substances.
LOCATION: 17500 block of Capri Street, Hesperia
SUSPECT: Leonardo De Leon, 39-year-old resident of Hesperia
VICTIM: Confidential, Female resident of Hesperia
SUMMARY:
On Wednesday, October 7, 2026, Hesperia deputies were dispatched to a residence at the 17500 block of Capri Street for a call of a man with a gun. The suspect, Leonardo De Leon, had an altercation with the victim as she tried to leave the residence. De Leon grabbed an AR-15 style rifle and tried to prevent the victim from leaving. During the scuffle, De Leon discharged a round from the firearm.
When deputies arrived, De Leon was detained and a search warrant was authorized. Multiple firearms, high-capacity magazines, firearm manufacturing parts, controlled substances, and thousands of rounds of ammunition were located inside the residence.
De Leon was arrested and booked into the High Desert Detention Center for PC 30600(A)- Manufacture of Assault Weapons, PC 273.5(A)- Corporal Injury to a Spouse, HS 11370.1(A)- Possession of a Controlled Substance While Armed, and PC 246.3(A)- Willful Discharge of a Firearm
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 Etheridge
Station: Hesperia Station
Phone No. 760-947-1500
Case No. 192606412
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
