“In addition to the warrant sweep, the deputies and officers conducted numerous probation and parole compliance searches followed up by directed street patrol in the Mojave area,” according to a news release from the Kern County Sheriff’s Office.
The massive operation yielded 19 arrests, including six felony arrests and 13 misdemeanor arrests, officials said.
Among those arrested were 53-year-old Kevin Jones and 19-year-old Keshawn Jones from the 15900 block of Edwin Street in Mojave, according to the news release.
Officer seized a loaded firearm and live ammunition, officials said.
“As a result, Kevin Jones was arrested for being a felon in possession of a firearm, felon in possession of ammunition, and resisting arrest,” the news release states.
“Keshawn Jones was arrested for possession of a high capacity magazine and allowing a child or prohibited person access to a firearm,” the news release states.
Eighteen of the 19 suspects were booked into the Kern County Sheriff’s Central Receiving Facility, while the other was issued a misdemeanor citation.
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Your mother says
Having lived just outside of Boron for a couple of years now and looked at the crime problem from the perspective of an ‘outsider’ I have to say the crime problem really is only due to perhaps 20 people out of a population of 2000 (making the person’s comment about “1% of the population” pretty accurate”). If you put “Boron arrests” into Google you will see it is the case. There are hardly ANY police up here since they closed the local station. Yet they somehow manage to catch the same stupid criminals over and over again. People get caught practically once a month for drug use and don’t spend a full day in jail. The support their drug habits with petty crime and burglary and theft is rampant and hardly worth reporting as the perpetrators are out within days. I could blame the courts for failure to hand out reasonable sentences to these repeat offenders. However, I think a large part of the real blame lies with the community itself since it tolerates this behavior. Sad to say, but this town is so inbred that every perpetrator is everyone else’s cousin, nephew, brother in law, etc. and no one sees fit to even shun these criminals and let them know this is not acceptable. Its like “Johnny steals for a living and supports his meth habit that way but hey, John senior raised him that way being in and out of jail himself…. he helped me build my shed… and, after all, he does go to my wife’s church….” That’s the mentality. You dare to point out that little Johnny should be locked up in State Prison for a few years and the good people of Boron don’t like it much.
Lucy says
Seems that Boron native or long time residents turn there head to there own people doing crime just wanna focus on the newer residents it starts in your own backyard first
Kris says
What?.This does not make sense? The new ones are the hoodies.
AV supporter says
Been going to Boron since the late eighties don’t make it seem like boron has never had a problem when it was predominately white it was meth addicts and white supremacist gang members out there don’t make it seem like boron has never had a problem
r says
Better headline “1% of City’s population arrested in 1 Warrant Sweep”
Tim Scott says
That was harsh, but funny as heck.
Lisa Miller says
Good Job, Thank You!
TakeBackBoron says
This is great news! Boron has become the dumping ground for Kern County parolees, turning this sleepy little town where everyone knows and cares about you into a Bakersfield slum. Keep it up and get ’em out so that the good people of Boron can rest easy!
AV supporter says
Really take back Boron to what always been white supremacist gang members I guess you didn’t see it because it’s all white its all right you people make it seem like the Antelope Valley is just now starting to have African-Americans and Latinos African-Americans and Latinos has been in this Valley longer than you people I remember a time when African-Americans and Latinos was not allowed in Palmdale and Lancaster it was only sun Village yes I said Sun Village I told you been in the Antelope Valley a long time the population of people has gotten bigger it’s a lot of garbage and a lot of trash coming up from other cities but Antelope Valley has always had his problems always been murders always been drug dealings always been raped it’s always been crime don’t make it seem like the antelope Valley has never had crime go back and check the newspapers 20-30 years ago maybe even forty years ago and the crime rate for the Antelope Valley then was still pretty high
Minnie says
I can’t even make sense out of you comment. You should have stayed in school.
Minnie says
*your*
Gabby says
All she said was it was a dumping grounds for parolees…she didn’t mention race or color, so that would make YOU a racist as you are stereotyping African-Americans and Latinos as all being parolees #stopplayingtheracecard
Minnie says
Section 8 housing brings in the trash…
AV supporter says
And you reply 3 times to say what Minnie that you don’t have an education at all
AV supporter says
That’s exactly what I’m talking about you can’t blame all your problems on Section 8 housing what about the violence that happened before Section 8 housing in this Valley crime has always happened in the Antelope Valley now it’s just more social media and news outlets to read about it before it wasn’t as many so you did not hear about all the crimes
Death says
Was he too fat to ware a seatbelt?
Jeff says
… probably had a disease