Ventura: Suspect arrested for shooting in area of Hill and Telephone Roads

cost arial,sans-serif;”>On Friday, December 4th at 4:53 pm, the Ventura Police Command Center received numerous calls regarding a shooting that had just occurred in the area of Hill Road and Telephone Road. Patrol officers and detectives responded to the area, however initially they did not locate any potential victims or the suspect. As the search continued in the surrounding neighborhoods, officers located the suspect running away from the scene on Swift Avenue south of Ralston Street. The suspect, 19 year old Ventura resident Jonathan Sabalza, was detained by the officers, and during the initial contact with him, a loaded handgun was found. The victim was never located.

The investigation revealed  Sabalza had been involved in an argument with the unknown victim. During the argument, he pulled out the gun and fired one round in the direction of the victim. The suspect and the victim then fled the area. It does not appear that the victim was struck by the bullet. At the conclusion of the investigation,  Sabalza was booked into Ventura County Jail on the charges of assault with a deadly weapon, street terrorism, carrying a loaded firearm, prohibited person in possession of a firearm, possession of a controlled substance and a firearm and an unrelated no bail warrant for violation of his Post Release Offender status.

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