Gang Task Force Officers with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office seized guns, firearm manufacturing equipment and other illegal gun-related items in a Beaumont search on Thursday, according to authorities.
Authorities served a search warrant on the 300 block of 12th Street at 9 a.m. Thursday.
According to the sheriff’s department, the following were seized during the search:
- 17 firearms
- Various firearm components in varying stages of assembly
- Firearm manufacturing machinery
- Several firearm suppressors
- 4 Ballistic plate carrier vests with steel ballistic plates
- Ballistic helmets
- Numerous large-capacity magazines
- Tens of thousands of rounds of varying caliber ammunition
Two Beaumont residents, Ronald Partain Jr, 54, and Michael Ortega, 46 were arrested on suspicion of various weapons-related charges and booked into the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility. Both men are convicted felons and are legally barred from owning any firearms.
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Deputy Cooley with the Riverside County Gang Task Force, Region 2, at 951-766-2553.