A Bakersfield man was arrested in Castaic Tuesday, after deputies found the suspect to be in possession of a variety of drugs and weapons, according to officials.
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Santa Clarita Sheriff’s deputies were conducting a patrol check of Castaic businesses in the early evening hours on Tuesday, Oct. 2, said Deputy Josh Stamsek of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.
“During their patrol checks, they contacted a male adult suspect from Bakersfield who was in possession of methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia and acid,” Stamsek said.
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The deputies continued with their investigation and discovered the suspect was also in possession of a high powered assault rifle, two loaded high capacity magazines and a loaded sawed-off shotgun, according to Sheriff’s officials.
“Needless to say, we took all of the narcotics, drug paraphernalia, and weapons as evidence and booked the suspect into the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station for a multitude of criminal offenses,” Stamsek said.
The suspect was booked and charged at the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.
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