Barstow felon arrested on suspicion of child endangerment, possessing drugs, firearm

Rene Ray De La Cruz, Victorville Daily Press
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A Barstow felon was arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm and drugs, and child endangerment, sheriff’s officials reported.
A Barstow felon was arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm and drugs, and child endangerment, sheriff’s officials reported.

A 47-year-old felon was arrested in Barstow on suspicion of child endangerment, and possessing a firearm and drugs, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s officials reported.

Ronald Statum, 47, of Barstow remained at the High Desert Detention Center in Adelanto on Monday, with bail set at $100,000. He is scheduled to appear on Tuesday in Victorville Superior Court, sheriff’s officials said.

Barstow Police Officer B. Carson traveled to the 25000 block of West Main Street and contacted Statum, who was currently listed on probation with a narcotics violation out of Los Angeles County.

The location is east of Lenwood Road and south of the BNSF railroad tracks.

With an outstanding warrant for a probation violation, Officer Carson placed Statum under arrest and conducted a probation check of his residence.

Inside, the officer located a loaded sawed-off 12 gauge shotgun, a loaded sawed-off .410 shotgun, and a loaded 9mm polymer 80 “Ghost gun” along with ammunition, police officials said.

Officer Carson also reported finding methamphetamine and Fentanyl inside his residence where a 4-year-old juvenile resided. The firearms and narcotics were located in areas of the residence that were immediately accessible to the juvenile.

Statum was booked at the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Barstow Jail for felon in possession of a firearm, ammunition and fentanyl, and child endangerment.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked by Barstow Police to contact Officer B. Carson at 760-256-2211 or bcarson@barstowca.org.

Those wishing to remain anonymous may also provide information by calling the WE-TIP hotline at 1-800-79-CRIME (27469) or by going to wetip.com.

Daily Press reporter Rene Ray De La Cruz may be reached at 760-951-6227 or RDeLaCruz@VVDailyPress.com. Follow him on Twitter @DP_ReneDeLaCruz

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