Loaded Ghost Gun With Extended Magazine Found During Victorville Traffic Stop
VICTORVILLE, Calif. (VVNG.com) — A 35-year-old Victorville man was arrested early Sunday after deputies conducting a traffic stop found a loaded, illegally manufactured firearm with an extended magazine inside the vehicle.
The traffic stop was conducted at approximately 2:17 a.m. on August 9, 2026, near Roy Rogers Drive and Amargosa Road in Victorville.
According to the department, deputies from the Victorville Station were conducting proactive traffic enforcement when they stopped the vehicle. A passenger was identified as John Ochoa, 35, of Victorville.
During the investigation, deputies said they located a loaded, illegally manufactured “ghost gun” equipped with an extended magazine inside the vehicle.
The firearm was modeled after a Glock handgun and had no serial number or identifying marks, according to the written statement.
Ochoa was arrested and booked at the High Desert Detention Center in Adelanto on suspicion of possession of an unserialized firearm under California Penal Code 29180 and possession of a high-capacity magazine under Penal Code 32310.
Anyone with information about the investigation is urged to contact the Victorville Station at (760) 241-2911 or Sheriff’s Dispatch at (760) 956-5001.
Callers wishing to remain anonymous can call or text “Report” to We-Tip at 844-909-3006. Online reporting is also available through the link provided by the Sheriff’s Department.
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