Deputies arrest a Joshua Tree man after he shot a rifle in the air; multiple firearms were seized 
DATE/TIME: July 10, 2018 6:30 a.m.
INCIDENT: Negligent Discharge of a Firearm
LOCATION: 61000 block of Petunia Drive, Joshua Tree
SUSPECT: Yuan Hernandez, 27-year-old male resident of Joshua Tree
SUMMARY:
On Tuesday, July 10, 2018, at about 6:30 a.m., Deputy Ricardo Rodriguez responded to a residence in the 61000 block of Petunia Drive, for a call regarding a male subject who was shooting a rifle in the air. Deputy Rodriguez arrived at the residence and contacted Yuan Hernandez, who was in possession of two AK-47 assault rifles along with loaded high capacity magazines, a 12-gauge shotgun and a 9mm semi-automatic hand gun.
Hernandez was arrested for Penal Code 246.3 – Negligent Discharge of a Firearm, and his weapons were seized. Hernandez was booked into the Morongo Basin Jail and is being held in lieu of $ 50,000 bail.
Anyone with information related to this investigation is asked to contact the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department Morongo Basin Station at (760) 366-4175. Anyone wishing to remain anonymous may contact We-Tip at 1-888-78-CRIME.
Refer: Ricardo Rodriguez, Deputy Sheriff
Station: Morongo Basin Station
Case #: 091800969
Phone No. (760) 366-4175
JOHN McMAHON, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
Address/Location
SBSD - Morongo Basin Sheriff's Department
63665 Twentynine Palms Highway
Joshua Tree, CA 92252
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
