NEWS RELEASE
DATE: December 15, 2020, 3:30 p.m.
SUBJECT: Narcotics Sales Arrest / Firearms Arrest
SUSPECTS: Tyryn Champagne, 26-year-old Oxnard resident
LOCATION: 1600 Block of West Fifth Street, Oxnard
CONTACT: Brandon Ordelheide, Sergeant
805-256-5121, Brandon.Ordelheide@oxnardpd.org
On December 15, 2020, Detectives from the Oxnard Police Department Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) and Special Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) completed a narcotics investigation regarding Tyryn Champagne, 26-year-old Oxnard resident, selling Heroin and Methamphetamine to the residents of Oxnard. Detectives conducted a search warrant at Champagne’s residence and located Methamphetamine, Heroin, Xanax, US Currency and packaging material consistent with street sales of narcotics. Detective’s also located a loaded .380 semi-automatic pistol on a table in the residence and a loaded 12-gauge shotgun in the living room closet. Champagne was charged with possession for sale of Methamphetamine, possession for sale of Xanax, and several firearms violations, all felonies. She was booked into Ventura County Jail with a bail request of $350,000.
The Oxnard Police Department is committed to reducing drug overdoses in the City of Oxnard. Anyone with information regarding this case or other criminal activity is encouraged to contact the Oxnard Police Department at (805) 385-7600, or online via the Oxnard Police Department’s website: www.oxnardpd.org, and clicking on “Report Suspicious Activity.” You can remain anonymous if you choose to do so by calling the Ventura County Crime Stoppers. at (800)222-8477. You can also visit their website: www.venturacountycrimestoppers.org to submit a tip via text or email.