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Fillmore Man Arrested for Illegal Firearms Possession
By Ventura County Sheriff Department — Wednesday, November 8th, 2017
 Kelly Cassidy, 56, of Fillmore On October 26, 2017, Fillmore Patrol Deputies responded to a call of a man shooting a gun in the air in his backyard. Deputies arrived at the home on Blaine Avenue and encountered a confrontational subject who was later identified as Kelly Cassidy. Cassidy refused to comply with officer’s directions and was confrontational, but was ultimately restrained and arrested. Deputies determined that Cassidy had fired a gun on his property in gross negligence. A handgun was located in Cassidy’s garage near where the shooting took place. Cassidy was arrested for PC 148(a), resisting arrest, HS 11550(e), under the influence of a controlled substance while in possession of a loaded operable firearm, and PC 246.3(a), discharging a firearm with negligence. Cassidy had been the subject of a 2 month-long investigation involving illegal firearm purchases and sales and also illegal narcotic activity. On October 31, 2017, members of the Sheriff’s Gang Unit and with the assistance of the Thousand Oaks Special Enforcement Unit executed a search warrant at Kelly Cassidy’s residence in the City of Fillmore. During the search, 12 firearms were seized, including several unregistered firearms or firearms registered to people living outside of Ventura County. Detectives believe some of the firearms were illegally purchased or transferred. Detectives also found approximately 60 pounds of marijuana and several illegal peyote plants were located and believed to have been a part of an illegal drug sales operation. Cassidy was charged with additional firearm and narcotic statutes based on the contraband seized during the search warrant. He is being held in Ventura County Jail with bail set at $200,000. Members of the public are reminded that it is illegal to buy, sell, loan, or transfer a firearm in the State of California without the assistance of a licensed firearms dealer and a Department of Justice background check. Anyone with further information regarding this investigation or any information on illegal firearms is encouraged to contact Detective Erik Hernandez at 805-654-3548 or email erik.hernandez@ventura.org Nature of Incident: Illegal Firearm possession arrest |
