A 22-year-old Lake Arrowhead man has entered a plea of not guilty, during a video arraignment, to a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm (File Photo)
By G.T. Houts
Lake Arrowhead, CA – A 22-year-old Lake Arrowhead man faces charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm and is a suspect in stolen vehicle case, according to information received from the Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Office.
Bryan Scott Ricks is being held at the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga on $150,000 on the felony firearms charge. But the case is still under investigation.
Ricks entered a not guilty plea to the weapons charge in a video arraignment before Judge Kenneth Barr. Judge Barr appointed the public defender and denied Ricks’ request to be released on his own recognizance. A pre-preliminary hearing has been set for 8:30 a.m. on March 12 in Department S-22.
THE INCIDENT
Twin Peaks deputies located a Jeep Cherokee on February 28, at 3:08 p.m. in the 800 block of North Grass Valley Road in Lake Arrowhead that had been reported stolen out of Fontana. Law enforcement officials in that community have listed Ricks as a suspect.
Deputies attempted to contact Ricks but he reportedly fled from officers. When located, Ricks was allegedly found with a Smith and Wesson .38-caliber revolver. The revolver contained five .38-caliber bullets.
He was arrested at 1:48 a.m. on March 1, and transported to the West Valley Detention Center. Deputies reported that Ricks refused his seat belt following his arrest. (180)