Friday, October 11, 2024

Fort Bragg Police Arrest Two After Threat Incident, Seize Loaded Firearm

The following is a press release from the Fort Bragg Police Department. The information has not been proven in a court of law and any individuals described should be presumed innocent until proven guilty:


The loaded, unregistered, high-capacity handgun confiscated by Fort Bragg Police [Photo from FBPD]

On September 19, 2024 at approximately 7:30 P.M., Fort Bragg police officers were dispatched to a local business for reports of a juvenile being verbally threatened.  

During the investigation, the business employees were quick to assist law enforcement, and  allowed them to review their surveillance footage. Upon review, officers were able to quickly identify Pedro Guzman-Martinez, 24 of Fort Bragg, and Emmett Williams, 25 of Fort Bragg, as the main instigators of this altercation. Both Guzman-Martinez and Williams left the area in a motor vehicle prior to law enforcement arrival. Based on previous contacts with Guzman Martinez, officers were aware he is on active formal gang probation out of Mendocino County. 

Approximately 30 minutes later, officers located the vehicle involved in this incident and conducted a traffic stop for a traffic violation in the 600 block of S. Main Street. While detaining all occupants of the vehicle, Williams attempted to reach into his jacket numerous times,  ignoring officers’ commands to keep his hands visible. Williams was taken into custody after a brief struggle without injury to him or officers. A search of where Williams was reaching within the vehicle revealed a loaded, unregistered, high capacity handgun concealed inside a fanny pack.  

Williams was booked into the Mendocino County Jail for the following charges: 25850(a) PC – Carry Loaded Firearm in Public, 25850(c)(6) PC – Loaded Unregistered Firearm, 25850(c)(3)  PC – Gang Member in Possession of a firearm, 32310(a) PC – Possession of a High Capacity  Magazine, 25400(a)(1) PC – Carry Concealed Weapon on Person or Vehicle, 29800(a)(1) PC – Felon in Possession of a Firearm, 30305(a)(1) PC – Felon in Possession of Ammunition, 273a(a)  PC – Child Endangerment, 415(1) PC – Challenging to Fight in a Public Place, and 148(a)(1) PC  – Resisting Arrest. 

Guzman-Martinez was booked into the Mendocino County Jail for the following charges:  1203.2(a) PC – Violation of Probation, 273a(a) PC – Child Endangerment, and 415(1) PC – Challenging to Fight in a Public Place.  

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Anyone with information on this incident is encouraged to contact Officer Moore of the Fort  Bragg Police Department at (707)961-2800 ext 225.

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18 COMMENTS

  1. Mexican drug distribution gangs continue to plague Fort Bragg despite the best efforts of FBPD. When will the hispanic community in Mendocino County finally stand up and push back against their internal criminal scourge?

    Never. Because the truth is most of them are profiting from the black market. Whether it’s stolen goods, hard drug sales, wildlife poaching, illegal dumping, human trafficking or other horrors beyond your comprehension, they all have their fingers in one of those pies.

    If anyone takes offense to that statement they’re most likely neck deep in the fentanyl market.

    These filthy animals should be sent to Guantanamo bay. Long past time to militarize the southern border.

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    • As usual your opinion is filled with assumptions and false information. Most of the the Mexican American population is hard working and law abiding. You and the t-Rump are in the same racist bullshit boat sailing away hopefully sooner than later. And by the way Peckerham is not your real name.

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    • As usual your opinion is filled with assumptions and false information. Most of the the Mexican American population is hard working and law abiding. You and the t-Rump are in the same racist bullshit boat sailing away hopefully sooner than later.

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    • As usual your opinion is filled with assumptions and false information. Most of the the Mexican American population is hard working and law abiding. You and the t-Rump are in the same racist bullshit boat sailing away hopefully sooner than later.

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      • How many times are you going to repeat your braindead assumptions? What fake name will you come up with next?

        Flap your lips all you want. But you are never able to articulate a coherent argument. You are a low-IQ blowhard. You are a pathetic apologist for organized crime. You are no better than the trash blowing down state street, so keep on blowin’.

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        • You are are sad excuse for a human being. You racist piece of garbage. Why don’t you just crawl back under your dung heap and keep your bigotry to yourself. Your brain has rotted and your bullshit is well known on this platform. So go suck up whatever you suck and leave the comments to people with intelligence.

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    • You’re probably white and you make all of us white people who aren’t racist at all look like a bunch of idiots. Go away! From one “cracker” to another.

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