Edhat Staff
Source: Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office
At approximately 9:00 a.m. today, April 18, 2018, Sheriff’s deputies assigned to the Santa Ynez Valley made a routine traffic stop at Sanja Cota and Casino Drive near the Chumash Casino. During the contact, deputies observed a handgun and ammunition in plain view in the car.
A search of the vehicle revealed a loaded .38 caliber handgun, a loaded 9 mm H&K semi-automatic handgun, ammunition and a small amount of marijuana. Further investigation revealed that the driver and passenger were convicted felons with one subject having prior violations for possession of a concealed weapon.
The driver, 28-year-old David Barajas of Santa Maria and the passenger 28-year-old Armando Uribe of Santa Maria were booked on charges of being felons in possession of firearms and ammunition and having loaded firearms in a vehicle. They were booked on felony charges at the Santa Barbara County Jail with bail set at $35,000 each.
That high class Casino (Chumash / Das Williams Casino), just attracts these fine up-standing citizens(?) Don’t worry liberals, their have probably been released before you read this…
Maybe Jerry Brown et al could have them visit THEIR neighborhood…
Convicted felons. In possession of firearms. Not legal. Gun not purchased legally.
Using small words but not optimistic that reading comprehension will sufficiently register the fact that bad boys don’t buy guns legally. Good luck with “gun control”: it only affects law abiding citizens.
see how well gun control works….
what state are you in, certainly not Cali?
Don’t lose hope David and Armado, our governor and legislators, the AG, along with a long list of others are fighting for your early release and to return you to the community.
If only we had gun control.
OOPS – no one said gun control is perfect, but at least it’s a step in the right direction.
sacjon: it matters because cops are known for fabricating police reports as well as lying about probable cause for pulling over profiled black and brown people.
Just because it was reported that the guns were in plain view doesn’t mean they were. More likely that they were found during a search of the car!
Every media outlet has reprinted this release from the SBSO. Not one has apparently done any journalism and asked what is meant by “routine traffic stop”? Cops can’t simply pull one over as a matter of “routine.” Why this the release neglect to state what the probable cause for the detention was? Tail light out? Weaving in lane? Failure to signal for a right turn? This smells of a fabricated cause when the real reason was probably that the guys looked like “perps”>
A “routine traffic stop” just means the exact reasons you stated – light out, failure to signal, not stopping at a sign, etc etc etc. “Routine” simply means it wasn’t a felony stop or anything more drastic. I wouldn’t get too agitated over it.
Gee, I will just take the word of authorities that they acted properly. No need for them to explain to the citizens what they are up to. Just rounding up the usual suspects. How silly of the public to ask them what they were doing.
Seriously? It’s a press release, not a trial transcript. They don’t owe it to you or any of us to provide a detailed probably cause analysis of the stop. Go watch the hearings if you’re so concerned. It’s just a short press release. Go get some fresh air.