Source: Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office
Deputies conducted a traffic enforcement stop that has resulted in the seizure of 92 firearms and over 90 grams of methamphetamine. At approximately 12:43 a.m. on Saturday, December 5, 2020, deputies in the Isla Vista area saw a Dodge Charger Hellcat peel out in front of pedestrians near Camino Del Sur. Deputies conducted a traffic enforcement stop of the vehicle in the area of Los Carneros and Hollister.
During that stop, deputies contacted 36-year-old Kyle Dodge of Goleta. A search of Dodge’s vehicle revealed over 90 grams of methamphetamine and 22 firearms, 12 of which were loaded. Dodge was arrested and booked at the Main Jail for possession of a controlled substance while armed (felony), possession of a silencer (felony), possession of an assault weapon (felony), carrying a loaded firearm in public (felony), possession of a high capacity magazine (felony), manufacturing a short barrel rifle (felony), transportation of a controlled substance for sales (felony), and exhibition of speed (misdemeanor). Dodge is being held on $500,000 bail.
The case was then forwarded to Sheriff’s detectives who conducted a follow-up investigation including authoring a warrant for Dodge’s residence. Detectives served the warrant on Saturday, December 5, 2020 at an address on Vega Drive in Goleta. As a result of the search, they seized 70 additional firearms and approximately 50 containers of ammunition and magazines. This investigation remains ongoing.
Kyle Dodge
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That’s a lot of guns and meth. Thank you to SBSO for putting this menace behind bars!
Seems to me just another 2d Amendment fan.
Right, because the 2nd Amendment states: “Over 90 grams of Meth, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and use over 90 grams of Meth, shall not be infringed.”
Buying a used or new handgun in CA is next to impossible right now…. I need the Sheriff’s Dept to have a yard sale!
How come Newscum didnt book and release him? -He seems like a nice guy
If the Sheriffs caught this much at a traffic stop imagine how much they would get with solid police work using informants, undercover stings, and surveillance. Keep pulling people over SBSO, you’ll get to that level someday
Anybody hearing those dueling banjos….?
Gun worshipers can justify just about anything.
Looks like Meth wasn’t the only thing this dirtbag was selling. Don’t anyone take away our guns though…This is Merica and our precious 2nd Amendment must be protected at all costs. Eye roll.
I wonder if the meth maybe his bigger issue. Would not be surprised if many of the items he had in his possession were legal- “grandfathered in” so to speak. Just cuz they charged him doesn’t mean it will all stick….
CFreak: The 90 grams of meth are a lot less dangerous to the public health and safety than are the 22 firearms he was toting about.
RHS: I respectfully disagree. 90 grams of meth are absolutely a threat to public health and safety. For you to suggest otherwise is extremely naïve and irresponsible. Have you ever known anyone addicted to meth? I have, and they’re insane. The lack of sleep and constant stimulation of neurotransmitter release in the brain actually makes these people psychotic and incredibly violent. In my experience, a meth fueled human is far more of a threat than a loaded firearm.
To Chemicalsuperfreak.
It’s naive and irresponsible to put information out into the world that is not correct. Unless it’s your intent, that kind of hype can harm others and deviate from the real issues.