A Vallejo man was arrested last month after police say he attacked a woman during an argument while carrying a concealed firearm, then tried to hide that he had ditched the loaded weapon in a stranger's front yard. Officers were called to the 200 block of El Dorado Street at approximately 5:08 p.m. on September 22 to investigate a reported domestic violence incident involving a firearm.
According to the Vallejo Police Department, the victim reported that the suspect attacked her following an argument and that he carried a concealed firearm in his waistband during the altercation. The suspect had already left the area on foot by the time officers arrived, but he was located and detained a short distance away on Pennsylvania Street without incident.
When officers searched him, the gun wasn't there. Police said the firearm was not on the suspect when they detained him, prompting a search of the surrounding area out of concern that the weapon might have been discarded and later found by a child or community member, per the same account. That search turned up a loaded, unserialized firearm sitting in the front yard of a nearby residence.
Suspect Initially Denied Everything
The suspect's story reportedly shifted once he was in custody. He initially denied possessing a firearm and denied attacking the victim at all, but later admitted having the gun and apologized for concealing its location from officers, the department said in its statement.
A records check added weight to the case against him: police said he was on Solano County probation for carrying a firearm in public and had multiple prior felony convictions for possession of an unserialized firearm. He was arrested and booked into the Solano County Jail on multiple felony charges, and officers obtained an emergency protective order for the victim before leaving the scene.
Vallejo's Domestic Violence Numbers Are Climbing
The arrest comes as Vallejo grapples with a rising number of domestic violence cases overall. The city logged 437 reported cases in 2025, up from 385 the year before, according to vallejosun.com. The outlet also reported that the number of suspects with multiple domestic violence cases jumped from 28 in 2024 to 43 in 2025, while cases involving a firearm held steady at eight in both years. Vallejo recorded one domestic violence-related homicide in each of those two years, per the same report.
Countywide, the picture has looked grim for a while. Solano County law enforcement agencies filed more than 1,700 domestic violence reports in 2023, according to dailyrepublic.com, and the vast majority, 1,702 of those reports, involved weapons, with 93 involving strangulation. Officials cited by the outlet attributed some of the increased reporting to a broader network of service agencies rather than a sudden surge in violence countywide.
Resources For Victims
The Vallejo Police Department said it offers a domestic violence resource guide and information about local services at vallejopd.net, describing its approach to the community as built on partnership, accountability, consistency, and transparency. The National Domestic Violence Hotline is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 800-799-SAFE (7233) for anyone experiencing abuse.
