A 42-year-old Victorville man was arrested on suspicion of brandishing a firearm in a public place after deputies responding to a report early on October 26 found him walking away from a blue Dodge Charger with a handgun handle visible inside. Andy Collins now faces multiple weapons-related allegations after a search of the vehicle turned up a loaded 9mm pistol, extra ammunition magazines, and a pair of brass knuckles.
According to VVNG, Victorville Station deputies responded to the 14000 block of Seneca Road at about 1:20 a.m. after learning that Collins had allegedly brandished a firearm in a public place. Per the sheriff's-statement account relayed by the outlet, deputies located Collins on foot, walking away from the Charger, and spotted the handle of a handgun inside the car before anyone searched it.
Search Warrant Turns Up Gun, Magazines and Brass Knuckles
Deputies obtained and served a search warrant on the Dodge Charger, the outlet reports. That search recovered a black Taurus 9mm handgun, one loaded large-capacity magazine, two additional loaded magazines, and brass knuckles, according to officials cited in the same account. Investigators also determined that the firearm had been illegally purchased, per the sheriff's-statement details in the report.
Collins was booked at the High Desert Detention Center in Adelanto on suspicion of carrying a loaded firearm, possessing a large-capacity magazine, possessing brass knuckles, brandishing a firearm in a public place, and an unlicensed firearm sale, the station's report indicates. The case had not been resolved as of the time of the report, and no information on charges or a court outcome was included in the account.
Part of a Busy Stretch for Victorville Weapons Cases
The Seneca Road arrest is one of several weapons-related cases reported in Victorville this year. In August, a 38-year-old Victorville man named Orlando Brazier was arrested after allegedly pointing a firearm at a woman near Palmdale Road and Kentwood Boulevard, according to a separate vvng.com report. In June, a traffic stop near Nova Lane and Rising Moon Way led deputies to an unserialized firearm, a silencer, and two large-capacity magazines, resulting in two arrests, as detailed in another vvng.com account.
In September, John Aguilar was arrested following an investigation by deputies assigned to the Victorville Station's Multiple Enforcement Team, which alleged firearm and ammunition possession by a convicted felon, according to a vvng.com report on that case. A separate road-rage investigation in October led to the arrest of 42-year-old Eric McCovery after a search warrant was served at a residence on Showhorse Lane, as Hoodline reported at the time, with that outlet describing the arrest as fitting a pattern of traffic disputes unraveling into weapons seizures across San Bernardino County.
Anyone with information about the Seneca Road investigation is asked to contact the Victorville Police Station at (760) 241-2911 or Sheriff's Dispatch at (760) 956-5001. Tipsters can also reach We-Tip anonymously by calling or texting Report to 844-909-3006, or submit information online at mobile.catapultems.com/sbcsd/sites.
