A Twentynine Palms man was arrested this week on suspicion of shooting at a dirt bike rider in January.
In January, deputies assigned to the Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station responded to a shooting call on South Amboy Road in the City of Twentynine Palms. The victim told deputies he was riding his dirtbike in the desert area when an unknown male suspect fired two shots at him. At the time of the report, deputies did not have any leads and the investigation was reassigned to investigators within Detective Bureau.
In May , detectives discovered critical leads regarding this violent assault, identified a suspect, John Gonzales, 67, a convicted felon. Detectives conducted a search warrant at his home in the 3300 block of Amboy Road. where they say they recovered 23 firearms, including a short barreled shotgun, several thousand rounds of ammunition, firearm parts, firearm manufacturing parts , high-capacity magazines, and body armor.
John Gonzales was arrested for investigation into assault with a Firearm being Convicted Felon in Possession of a Firearm, and was booked at the West Valley Detention Center with bail set at $40,000
