Routine probation check yields arrest of suspect in possession of illegal ammunition

Suspect Alex Arriola Jr.
Suspect Alex Arriola Jr.

Kings County Sheriff's deputies, assisted by the Kings County Probation Department, conducted a probation search on Wednesday, July 19, on Houston Avenue at the home of suspect Alex Arriola Jr., currently on felony probation for domestic violence.

During the probation search, deputies located approximately 240 rounds of unspent ammunition in Arriola Jr.'s bedroom. Arriola Jr. has a prior felony conviction and is prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition.

At the suspect's home, deputies also discovered an active chop shop and two dismantled stolen vehicles. Both vehicles were reported stolen from Hanford.

Arriola Jr. was arrested and booked into the Kings County Jail for being a felon and in possession of ammunition, operating a chop shop, being in possession of stolen vehicles, and violation of probation. 

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