Ventura Police Department – Incident Press Release
On May 9th,2020, at about 1:00 am, Ventura Police Department Patrol responded to the area of Saticoy Avenue and Daisy Drive for a report of several gunshots heard. No one was injured from the gunshots. However, officers searched the area and located evidence of a discharged firearm.
SCU Narcotics Detectives directed an investigation using investigative tools and neighborhood surveillance cameras. Detectives were able to identify the vehicle associated with the shooting, and its driver Osmar Zarate.
On May 26th,2020, during the subsequent investigation, narcotics detectives, VPD K-9, and patrol officers conducted a traffic stop on Osmar Zarate and his passenger Sebastian Martinez. On the detention officers discovered a large quantity of narcotics, which included cocaine, psilocybin, alprazolam, cannabis, and concentrated cannabis inside Zarate’s vehicle. They also located a loaded handgun inside the car matching the caliber of the firearm discharged on May 9th.
As a result of the investigation, Osmar Zarate was arrested for 11377 H&S – possession of narcotics and 26100 (b) PC – allowing someone to shoot a firearm from your vehicle.
Sebastian Martinez was arrested for 246.3(a) PC-negligent discharge of a firearm, 11378 H&S- possession of narcotics for sales, 11375(b)1 H&S-possession of alprazolam for sales, 11350 H&S- possession of cocaine, 11370.1 H&S- possession of a controlled substance while armed with a loaded firearm, and 27545 PC- illegal transfer of a firearm.
A search of the Ventura County Superior Court shows that both arrestees have no prior arrests.
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