Out of state illegal firearm sales leads to 4 arrested in Coalinga

COALINGA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Four Coalinga residents were arrested Tuesday aft an probe into amerciable weapons income revealed AR-15-style rifles and ammunition successful their possession, the Coalinga Police Department announced.

Investigators accidental connected Tuesday arsenic portion of an ongoing lawsuit involving the possession and merchantability of amerciable firearms and ammunition from retired of state, officers recovered 2 AR-15-style rifles, high-capacity magazines, ammunition, and 3 suppressors.

During this recovery, officers accidental they were led to a location connected the 700 artifact of East Elm Avenue and served a hunt warrant. There, officers recovered further ammunition and amerciable narcotics.

As a result, detectives accidental 57-year-old Chris Stader was arrested connected suspicion of respective felony charges, including the proscription of amerciable firearms crossed authorities lines, proscription of amerciable firearms crossed authorities lines for sale, possession of suppressors, possession of unregistered firearms, and conspiracy to perpetrate a crime.

Investigators besides arrested Stader's ex-wife 55-year-old Joey Stader, 49-year-old Ubaldo Medina and 45-year-old Mayra Covarrubias connected suspicion of conspiracy to perpetrate a transgression and accessory to a crime.

Police accidental Covarrubias was besides charged connected suspicion of possessing narcotics and Medina was additionally charged connected suspicion of felon successful possession of ammunition and committing a felony portion retired connected bail.