Oxnard Police Department – Incident Press Release
On Sunday, March 29,2020 at about 3:05 p.m., officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the parking lot of Walgreen’s, 2303 Vinyard Avenue.
A passenger in the vehicle, David Hernandez, had outstanding felony warrants for charges of evading police officers and assaulting a police dog. Hernandez refused officers’ commands to come out of the car. The SWAT team responded and attempted to negotiate Hernandez’s surrender from the vehicle.
For over an hour and a half, officers tried to convince Hernandez to surrender, but he refused. SWAT officers used compliance weapons including pepperballs and teargas to force Hernandez from the vehicle. Hernandez eventually exited the vehicle and attempted to flee on foot. An Oxnard Police canine was used to apprehend him. During the arrest, Hernandez assaulted the police dog and fought with officers. Once in custody, officers searched the vehicle and seized approximately one pound of methamphetamine.
Hernandez was taken by ambulance to a local hospital for minor injuries he sustained during the apprehension. Hernandez was later booked into the Ventura County Jail on multiple charges, including possession for sale of narcotics, transportation of narcotics, obstructing police, and harming a police dog. He was also booked for the outstanding felony warrants.
Hernandez is on the Post Release Community Supervision Program.
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