Father and son arrested in Ojai weapons heist
Ventura County authorities have arrested a father and son and a third man who allegedly stole two assault rifles, a dozen other firearms and more than 3,000 rounds of ammunition during a burglary of an Ojai home earlier this month.
The cache of weapons, which included an AR-10 and a SKS assault rifle with a high-capacity magazine, had been legally purchased and stored in a gun safe, which sheriff’s officials believe the suspects took to a Ventura welding fabrication shop to be cut open.
Brian Teasdale, 41, and his 18-year-old son, Nikolas, were arrested Wednesday, according to a news release by the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department. Anthony Lindsey, 39, a felon previously convicted on narcotics and weapons charges, was taken into custody during a search of his home on Friday.
Authorities have recovered all but one rifle, according to the release.
Both Teasdales have been charged with first-degree residential burglary, and Brian Teasdale also was charged with two counts of unlawful transfers of firearms. Lindsey remains in custody and faces additional charges involving a felon possessing a firearm, and possessing a firearm while in possession of methamphetamine.
Teasdale is an alleged associate of the Hells Angels, Sgt. Bill Schierman said.
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Posted by: DMAC | April 23, 2011 at 02:23 PM
A high capacity magazine could not have been purchased legally and have been in a safe in Ojai. The super stupid gun laws in California make it illegal to own a magazine that can hold more than10 rounds. Buying the magazine "legally" from another state would still be a felony if the purchaser carried it back into California.
Posted by: bill lopez | April 24, 2011 at 09:49 AM
Bill lopesz - that's incorrect. Possession of magazines with a capacity of more than 10 rounds is NOT illegal in California. Only the sale and assembly. If the person owned the magazines prior to 2000 (or obtained them from an armored truck company, oddly), they are perfectly legal at any capacity.
Posted by: Eric Holder | April 25, 2011 at 03:13 PM