Capt. James Bauman of the Lake County Sheriff's Office said the Lake County Gang Task Force conducted the operation beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 23, and continuing until 2 a.m. the following day in Lakeport, Kelseyville, Nice, Lucerne and the city of Clearlake.
Agencies contributing to the operation included the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, the Lakeport Police Department, the Clearlake Police Department, the Lake County Probation Department and the U.S. Marshals Service, Bauman said.
Throughout the day and into the night, the task force targeted approximately 30 validated gang members and conducted approximately 20 probation and parole searches. Bauman said a total of five arrests were made and an additional gang member who was not located at his home faces criminal charges for violating the terms of his probation.
Among those taken into custody were Berret J. Brown, 26, of Clearlake, arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance and violation of his parole; Julio Antonio Castellanos, 19, of Kelseyville, arrested for violating his probation after being found in possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia; 42-year-old Doffus Lomack Gallon of Clearlake, arrested for violating his parole and possession of a controlled substance for sales after a sheriff’s narcotics detection K-9 alerted to cocaine packaged for sales concealed behind a dresser in his home.
Also arrested was 26-year-old John Roy Hogsett of Kelseyville for being a felon in possession of a firearm and violation of his probation; 20-year-old Richard Allen Hakala of Clearlake, who is not a validated gang member, but was arrested for possession of dangerous weapons after being contacted on the street by the Task Force, Bauman said.
He said 18-year-old Jose Guadalupe Aguilar of Lakeport was not located at his home during a probation search, but faces charges of violating his probation for having gang indicia in his room.
There are an estimated 200 validated gang members residing in Lake County, according to Bauman.
Anyone seeking information about the Lake County Gang Task Force or wishing to provide information about suspected gang activity is encouraged to call the Lake County Sheriff’s Office at 707-262-4200.
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