Wrong turn nets Lemoore men and juvenile Kings County jail time

The cause of the collision was an unsafe turning movement which resulted in the vehicle being driven off the roadway and into a tree. 

During the investigation, a loaded .32 caliber pistol and other live ammunition was found inside the vehicle. Jose Ramirez and the passengers, Jesse Jimenez and Joel Sandoval, both 19-year-old residents of Lemoore, and a 17-year-old Hispanic male juvenile from Lemoore were all known by law enforcement to be Norteno criminal street gang members.

Joel Sandoval

Ramirez was booked into the Kings County Jail for being a convicted felon in possession of a loaded firearm and ammunition and participating in a criminal street gang. His bail was set at $250,000. Jimenez was booked into the Kings County Jail for being a convicted felon in possession of a loaded firearm and ammunition and participating in a criminal street gang. His bail was set at $250,000.

Sandoval was booked into the Kings County Jail for being in possession of a loaded firearm in a vehicle and participating in a criminal street gang. His bail was set at $75,000.

The Hispanic male juvenile was booked into the Kings County Juvenile Center for being a convicted felon in possession of a loaded firearm and ammunitions and participating in a criminal street gang.

Jesse Jimenez