Fillmore Gang Member Arrested on Firearms Charges
By Ventura County Sheriff Department — Wednesday, April 29th, 2015
Jose Martin Herrera On April, 23, 2015, deputies with the Fillmore Police Department were working a gang suppression detail under a CalGRIP (California Gang Reduction Intervention Program) grant. At approximately 7:15 PM, they contacted two men in the 600 block of Ventura St. in Fillmore. During the contact, the deputies found Fillmore resident Jose Martin Herrera in possession of a loaded handgun. Herrera was quickly and safely taken into custody and no one was injured during the arrest. The handgun had been reported stolen during a residential burglary in Piru in April 2014. Herrera, a documented gang member, was booked at the Pre-Trial Detention Facility on the following charges: 25850(a) PC – Carrying a loaded firearm in public (Felony) Nature of Incident: Gang Member Arrested for Firearms Charges |