Oxnard | Felon Arrested for Illegal Possession of Firearm and Sales of Controlled Substances.

Oxnard Police Department – Incident Press Release

On April 25^th, at approximately 3:41 P.M., officers from the Oxnard Special Enforcement Unit (Gang Unit) conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for a traffic violation at Iris and Valley Park.  The driver, Jovany Lopez (21 years old), was contacted and found to be on probation for a felony conviction of illegal firearm possession and sales of controlled substances from a prior arrest the Special Enforcement Unit had made in 2020.

A probation search was conducted at Lopez’ residence per his search terms.  Officers located a homemade (ghost) Glock style 9mm handgun without a serial number. Officers also located 12.5 grams of methamphetamine, 119 grams of heroin, and two (2) bottles of Promethazine.  In addition, paraphernalia and a large amount of U.S. Currency were located indicating the sales of controlled substances.  Due to Jovany’s conviction, he is a felon prohibited from possessing firearms.  Jovany was booked for several additional felony weapons violations and sales of controlled substances.

The Oxnard Police Department’s Special Enforcement Unit is committed to reducing gang crimes and gun violence in the City of Oxnard through the strict enforcement of laws specifically targeting known, active gang members residing in the city.  Anyone with information regarding this case or other criminal activity is encouraged to contact the Oxnard Police Department at (805) 385-7600, or online via the Oxnard Police Department’s website:  www.oxnardpd.org, and clicking on Report Suspicious Activity.   You can remain anonymous if you choose to do so.  You can remain anonymous by calling the Ventura County Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477. You can also visit this site: www.venturacountycrimestoppers.org to submit a tip via text or email