
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — A Kelseyville teenager has been arrested after authorities said he was responsible for the shooting and attempted robbery of a man in Nice.
Jesse Running Gonzalez, 18, was arrested Tuesday afternoon and booked into the Hill Road Correctional Facility on charges of conspiracy to commit attempted murder and attempted robbery.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were dispatched to the area of Sentry Market in Nice at 12:30 a.m. Tuesday for a reported gunshot victim.
Deputies arrived on scene and located an adult male victim who was suffering from a gunshot wound to the arm, the sheriff’s office reported.
Authorities said the victim was transported to a hospital where he was treated for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.
Deputies were able to locate the original scene where the shooting took place, which was in the 4400 block of Lakeview Drive in Nice, according to the sheriff’s office report.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit responded and took over the investigation, officials said.
The sheriff’s office reported that detectives were able to identify a suspect in the case and tracked him to the Lakeport area.
Late on Tuesday morning, detectives served a search warrant at a residence located on Red Feather Lane in Lakeport and gathered evidence related to the shooting, the sheriff’s office said.
It was at that time that detectives located and arrested Gonzalez, according to the sheriff’s office statement.
Gonzalez remained in custody on Tuesday night with bail set at $1 million.
Jail records show he is due to be arraigned in Lake County Superior Court on Thursday.
Detectives are asking anyone with additional information regarding this investigation to contact Det. Dean Preader by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 707-262-4200.