OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

 

INCIDENT:	Firearm Arrest
DATE/TIME:	5/25/18
LOCATION:	Edison Drive at McWane Blvd, Oxnard, CA
VICTIM(S):	N/A
SUSPECT(S):	Jose Fonseca, 29-year-old Oxnard resident
PREPARED BY:	Sgt. Chris Inglehart
CONTACT PERSON AND  CONTACT INFO:	Commander Luis McArther, luis.mcarthur@oxnardpd.org

DETAILS:

On 5/25/2018 at approximately 8:00 pm, an Oxnard Police Department officer was patrolling the area of Edison Drive and McWane Blvd. when he heard several shots fired and observed a vehicle leaving the area.  The officer stopped the vehicle.  The driver, Jose Fonseca, immediately admitted to possessing a firearm.  A search revealed a semi-automatic handgun and live ammunition.  Subsequent investigation revealed that the firearm was stolen out of Ventura, CA.

Fonseca was arrested and booked into Ventura County Jail for possession of a loaded firearm in a vehicle, possession of a stolen firearm and negligent discharge of a firearm.

Anyone with information related to this incident is encouraged to call the Oxnard Police Department or Ventura County Crime Stoppers, 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

DATE / TIME PREPARED:  May 25, 2018 at 10:33 PM