NEWS RELEASE
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INCIDENT: |
Brandishing of a Firearm Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm |
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DATE/TIME: |
7-11-18/ 3:45 PM |
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LOCATION: |
400 block W. Birch Street, Oxnard, CA |
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VICTIM(S): |
Not disclosed |
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SUSPECT(S): |
Manuel Pantoja, 46-year-old Oxnard resident |
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PREPARED BY: |
Sgt. Chris Inglehart |
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CONTACT PERSON AND CONTACT INFO: |
Commander Robin Whitney, robin.whitney@oxnardpd.org 805-385-7771 |
DETAILS:
On July 11, 2018 at 3:45 p.m., Oxnard Police Department officers responded to the 400 block of W. Birch Street to investigate a report of a neighbor brandishing a firearm. Officers learned from witnesses that Manuel Pantoja was involved in an argument with a neighbor. During the argument, Pantoja went inside his residence, retrieved a hunting rifle, and returned to the front yard with it. Pantoja then pointed the rifle at two neighbors.
Officers learned that Pantoja was on probation and was prohibited from owning or possessing any firearm. Officers conducted a probation search of Pantoja’s residence and located a 30.06 caliber, scoped hunting rifle hidden in the attic. Witnesses identified the rifle as the one Pantoja used in the brandishing incident. Pantoja was arrested for brandishing a firearm as well as being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm.
Anyone with information related to this incident is urged to call the Oxnard Police Department or Ventura County Crime Stoppers, 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
DATE / TIME PREPARED: July 11, 2018/ 9:40 PM