NEWS RELEASE
DATE: June 8, 2024 (10:45 p.m.)
SUBJECT: Man Arrested for Possession of Four Handguns and Ammunition
LOCATION: 1900 Block Pericles Place, Oxnard
SUSPECT: Cristian Barrera, 19 year old Oxnard Resident
VEHICLE: Gray 2007 Honda Civic
CONTACT: Brian Woolley, Sergeant
(805) 385-7771 | brian.woolley@oxnardpd.org
On June 8, 2024, at approximately 10:45 p.m., officers from the Oxnard Police Department responded to the 1900 block of Pericles Place for reports of a male armed with a handgun in front of a residence. When officers arrived, they located Cristian Barrera seated in the driver’s seat of a gray, 2007 Honda Civic parked along the curb. Barrera matched the description of the armed suspect provided by the 911 caller. Officers detained Barrera and conducted further investigation. During a search of the area surrounding the vehicle, officers located an empty handgun holster and a box of handgun ammunition on the sidewalk adjacent to the car.
Assisting K-9 Officer Ignacio Coronel and his partner, PSD “Joey”, who is certified in the detection of firearms and ammunition, conducted an exterior search of the Honda and alerted to the presence of firearms and/or ammunition inside the trunk of the vehicle. When officers searched the vehicle, four loaded handguns, three of which were unregistered, and several rounds of ammunition were found in the trunk. Barrera was arrested for multiple felony firearms violations and booked into Ventura County Jail.
Anyone with information regarding this case or other criminal activity is encouraged to contact the Oxnard Police Department at (805) 385-7600, or online via the Oxnard Police Department’s website: www.oxnardpd.org, and clicking on “Report Suspicious Activity.” You can remain anonymous if you choose to do so by calling the Ventura County Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477. You can also visit their website: www.venturacountycrimestoppers.org to submit a tip via text or email.
