On 7/11/2019, at about 1:17 a.m., deputies with the Kern County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a report of a male subject on foot in the 100 block of East Belle Avenue waving a firearm. When deputies arrived, they found 33- year-old Jesus Gomez intoxicated and near his car. In plain view, Deputies saw a handgun and ammunition resting on the front passenger’s seat of the vehicle.
During a search of Gomez’s vehicle, deputies located an AR-15 assault rifle, a 1911 style .45 caliber pistol, one loaded handgun magazine, one 40-round .45 caliber drum style magazine, three 30-round .223 magazines, and numerous rounds of ammunition.
Gomez was arrested and transported to the Central Receiving Facility on the following charges PC 647(F) Public Intoxication, PC 30605(A) Illegally Possess an Assault Weapon, PC 25850(A) Carry a Loaded Firearm in a Public Place, and PC 32310 Possession of a High Capacity Magazine. 2019-00110937
