San Benito County Sheriff’s deputies arrested three Gilroy men
after finding two pistols in their truck.
Staff Reports
Hollister – San Benito County Sheriff’s deputies arrested three Gilroy men after finding two pistols in their truck.
Alberto Osvaldo Marquez, 28; Jose Luis Lendechy, 30; and Daniel Lopez Galvez, 24, were all arrested on suspicion of illegal weapon possession, a felony, and discharging a firearm in a gross negligent manner, a felony, at 6pm Thursday, according to Sheriff’s Lt. Roy Iler.
Deputies received a call from a woman who heard five shots fired on Fry Lane, Iler said. As deputies responded, they saw a red truck matching the woman’s description of the vehicle – from which the shots had been fired – southbound on San Felipe Road, Iler said.
The truck then turned westbound onto Flynn Road, where the suspects were pulled over in front of the Juvenile Hall, Iler said.
Lendechy was found to be driving without a license, Iler said.
Upon searching the truck, deputies found a Smith and Wesson .38-caliber pistol and a Davis Industry .32-caliber semi-automatic pistol, he said.
Iler said the shots fired did not appear to have hit or damaged any property.
The men are being held at the San Benito County Jail in lieu of $20,000 in bail.
