Two people, including a juvenile, were arrested in connection with illegal gun manufacturing and possession of firearms in Ventura County earlier this month, officials announced Wednesday.
According to a news release from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, investigators became aware of 39-year-old Camarillo resident Jorden Adams after receiving information in August that a juvenile male in Camarillo was in possession of a firearm.
An investigation was launched in which detectives said they learned Adams, a convicted felon who is prohibited from having firearms or ammunition, was “facilitating the juvenile subject in the unlawful possession of the firearm in question.”
On Oct. 22, deputies with VCSO’s Camarillo Special Enforcement Unit arrested the juvenile.
While he was later cited and released to his legal guardians, detectives obtained a search warrant for a residence in the 6000 block of Arabian Place in Camarillo.
“During a search of the residence, detectives located five rifles, four pistols, two shotguns, high-capacity magazines and hundreds of rounds of firearm ammunition in various calibers,” the release noted.
Three of the rifles had barrel lengths under 16 inches, categorizing them as “short-barreled rifles” that had additional features that met the legal criteria of “assault weapons.” One of the two shotguns had a barrel length of less than 18 inches, categorizing it as a “short-barreled shotgun.”
Additionally, none of the pistols recovered at the residence had serial numbers and were categorized as “ghost guns,” which are untraceable. One of the pistols contained a threaded barrel, qualifying it as an assault weapon.
Detectives also located tools and equipment typically used in the illegal manufacturing of firearms, as well as explosives, materials used to make explosives and a pair of brass knuckles.
The 39-year-old was arrested and faces a slew of charges, including the transport, import and manufacture of assault weapons, possession of an explosive and possession of firearms and ammunition by a felon.
He was booked at the Ventura County Pre-Trial Detention Facility.
