Loaded revolver reportedly found during pat-down leads to Oxnard arrest
Oxnard police said they found a loaded handgun in the pocket of a man Saturday afternoon while making contact with a group that was drinking in public and disturbing the peace.
The incident took place around 3:30 p.m. in the 500 block of L Court, the Oxnard Police Department reported. The street is located south of Fifth Street and east of Ventura Road in the Hobson Park West neighborhood.
Officers from the department's special enforcement and K-9 units contacted the group, authorities said. During a pat-down search for weapons, officers allegedly found a loaded .38 revolver in the pocket of Oxnard resident Jorge Ortega, 20, the department reported. He was taken into custody without incident.
Ortega was arrested on suspicion of carrying a concealed firearm and carrying a loaded firearm, both felonies, according to online jail records. As of Sunday evening, he remained in Ventura County jail with bail set at $50,000.