Large cache of guns, drugs recovered from Hesperia home; 1 arrested
Kaylo Ray Starostka, 37, appeared in San Bernardino County Superior Court on Monday, where he denied 14 counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm, along with one count each of being a felon in possession of ammunition, possession of drugs, possession of drugs for sales, possession of drugs while armed and possession of a suppressor, records show.
He was arrested shortly before noon on Feb. 3, when deputies served a search warrant at his home in the 18400 block of Temecula Avenue, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.
"During the service of the search warrant, deputies located 16 firearms, a large amount of ammunition, large capacity rifle magazines, three pairs of brass knuckles, five switch blades, and approximately 1.2 pounds of suspected methamphetamine, fentanyl, heroin, ecstasy, and (LSD)," sheriff's officials said in a written statement.
Bail was set at $500,000, records show. A preliminary hearing was scheduled for Feb. 24 in the Victorville branch of San Bernardino County Superior Court.
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The investigation was ongoing, and anyone with information was asked to contact the Hesperia Police Department at (760) 947-1500, or Sheriff's Dispatch at (760) 956-5001. Information may also be provided anonymously to the We-Tip hotline at (800) 782-7463.
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