LOWER LAKE, Calif. – A Clearlake man was arrested Sunday night after authorities say he robbed and shot another man.
Jesse Rolando Banda, 27, was taken into custody following the incident, according to Lt. Steve Brooks of the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
At 9 p.m. Sunday deputies were dispatched to the area of Spruce Grove Road and Cantwell Ranch Road in Lower Lake for a reported possible traffic accident with firearms involved. Units from the California Highway Patrol also responded to assist, Brooks said.
When units arrived on scene they located a male victim suffering from a gunshot wound standing on the road, near his vehicle, according to Brooks.
Brooks said the shooting victim directed the units on scene to a vehicle that was down an embankment. The victim told the deputies that the person who shot him was down the embankment as well.
Deputies observed a male subject, who was later identified as Banda, crawling out of the vehicle that was down the embankment, Brooks said.
Brooks said the deputies saw a metallic object in Banda’s hand and ordered him to get on the ground.
As Banda was following the orders to lie down he tossed an object on the ground. Brooks said Banda was taken into custody and a handgun was found on the ground near him.
Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes detectives responded to the scene to assist with the investigation. Brooks said 19 pounds of processed marijuana was located in the vehicle Banda had been driving.
The victim was transported by air ambulance to an out-of-county medical facility with non-life threatening injuries, Brooks said.
Banda was booked at the Lake County Correctional Facility on charges of robbery, assault with a firearm and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. He remained in custody on Monday afternoon with bail set at $100,000, Brooks said.
Brooks said the Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit is continuing the investigation into this incident and anyone with information is urged to contact Det. Richard Kreutzer at 707-262-4233.
Clearlake man arrested for robbery, assault with a firearm following wreck
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