PITTSBURG — A 27-year-old man suspected of illegally making and promoting weapons, together with assault weapons, was arrested, the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Workplace stated.
The regulation enforcement company stated they are going to be testing the weapons to see if they’re linked to any crime or taking pictures.
The suspect, recognized as Diego Vasquez-Gomez, was arrested on Thursday (Jan 2.) when detectives from the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Workplace served a search warrant at a residence in Pittsburg. This was a part of an ongoing investigation right into a taking pictures on the Contra Costa Fairground in Antioch final September.
The taking pictures stemmed from an argument through which two suspects opened fireplace, leading to a person struggling life-threatening accidents.
Detectives stated one of many two suspects had used an illegally manufactured gun through the taking pictures.
Throughout the search at Vasquez-Gomez’s residence, authorities discovered assault weapons and a short-barrel rifle. A few of the weapons seized didn’t have serial numbers.
Vasquez-Gomez was booked into the Martinez Detention Facility on prices together with manufacturing a brief barrel gun, manufacturing and promoting of an assault weapon, unlawful possession of an assault weapon, unlicensed switch of a firearm and little one endangerment.
