On July 8, 2015, at approximately 1623 hours, Santa Paula Police Officers were dispatched to Martini's Auto Sales at 801 block E. Main St regarding a carjacking that just occurred. The reporting party stated a female, identified as Jaylene Mata,went into the business and requested to test drive a vehicle. While test driving the vehicle, Mata pulled over in the area of 11th and Main St and picked up three males. The salesman from Martini Auto Sales heard what he believed to be someone chambering a round into a handgun from the back seat. One of the males in the back seat told the salesman to get out of the vehicle and threatened to kill him if he told anyone. The four subjects fled in the vehicle east on Main St.

At approximately 1641 hours, Officers located the vehicle traveling north on 8th Street. A high risk traffic stop was conducted on the vehicle. Jaylene Mata who claims to be a gang member, was found to be driving the vehicle and was arrested for 215(a) PC, Carjacking, 136.1(a) PC, Intimidating a Witness and 182(a) PC, Conspiracy. Guy Olvera, a documented gang member, was a passenger in the back seat of the vehicle and was arrested for 215(a) PC, carjacking, 136.1(a) PC Intimidating a Witness and 182(a) PC, Conspiracy. A second female identified as Raylene Juarez, 28-years-old from Santa Paula, was found in the passenger seat. Juarez was arrested for 11550(a) H&S, Under the Influence of a Controlled Substance. No other persons were found in the vehicle. Both Olvera and Mata were transported to the Ventura County Jail.
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