By The Leader Staff
Kings deputies respond to Santa Rosa Rancheria and man with a handgun

Kings County sheriff’s deputies, on Sunday, June 19, at about 4:30 a.m., were dispatched to Alkali Drive and Jersey Avenue in Lemoore, to investigate a subject with a handgun in his waistband. Tribal Security Officers reported a male subject approached the security gate on the Santa Rosa Rancheria and was being aggressive toward the Officers.

During this time one of the officers spotted a handgun tucked inside the male’s waistband. 

Upon arrival, the deputies located two subjects in the middle of the road matching the description provided by the Tribal Security officers. Both subjects were detained, and they were identified as Adrean Anthony, 21, and Desmond Andrews, 20. During a search of Anthony, a tan handgun was discovered in his waistband. The gun, a 9mm Polymer 80 “Ghost Gun,” did not have a serial number.

The magazine was loaded with ten 9mm rounds. Additionally, the pistol had a selector switch which allowed it to shoot in either a semi-automatic or a fully automatic mode. 

Suspects Anthony and Andrews each appeared to be under the influence of alcohol and claimed to be walking home from a wedding that took place earlier in the evening. 

Due to the suspect Andrew’s level of intoxication, deputies arrested him for being drunk in public. Andrews was carrying a backpack and during a search of the backpack, authorities located a black 9mm Polymer 80 “Ghost Gun” which did not contain a serial number. The gun was loaded with an extended 33-round magazine containing eight 9mm rounds.

Deputies transported both suspects to the Kings County Jail where they were booked.

Deputies booked Anthony on the charges of possession of a machine gun, converting a firearm into a machine gun, minor (under 21) in possession of a concealed firearm, minor in possession of ammunition, possession of an untraceable firearm, possession of a large-capacity magazine, carrying a concealed firearm in public and public intoxication. His bail was set at $135,000.Andrews was booked on the charges of a minor (under 21) in possession of a concealed firearm, minor in possession of ammunition, possession of an untraceable firearm, carrying a loaded firearm in public, possession of a large-capacity magazine, and public intoxication. His bail was set at $120,000.