On New Years Day at 6:48 am, the Antioch Police Department responded to a report of a disturbance involving a firearm on Almondwood Drive.
37 year old Joseph Simpson lives at a residence in the 3700 block of Almondwood Dr. alone. His 26 year old girlfriend and another couple, ages 19 and 21 years old came over to Simpson’s house for New Years. Simpson’s girlfriend started fighting with the 19 year old female and Simpson started fighting with the 21 year old male.
During the two fights, Simpson obtained his AR-15 from his bedroom and struck 21 year old male in the face with the barrel of the rifle while ordering him and the 19 year old female to leave his residence.
They left, but called APD reporting the incident.
Officers contacted the victims in front of the residence upon arrival. Both were covered in blood. Simpson and his girlfriend were eventually called out of the residence and detained.
During a protective sweep of the residence the illegal AR-15 was located loaded in the front room. A large scale marijuana grow and hash oil lab were also located inside the home.
Simpson admitted to running the hash oil operation. Narcotic detectives were called to the scene and obtained a search warrant for the residence.
Simpson was arrested for manufacturing a controlled substance, illegal possession of an assault rifle and violation of probation. Simpson was booked into county jail.
The other three did not desire prosecution against each other for the mutual assaults.
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Why no mention of what made the AR-15 illegal. It’s legal in California. Did he obtain it illegally?
He was on probation. I guess you missed that part.
If you’re engaging in illegal activity in your home, you should have enough common sense not to call the police. Or call the police from somewhere else. Unbelievable.
Not all AR15s are legal in CA. Could be several reasons why it was illegal. The article does say specifically that it was illegal.
He was on probation is why him in possession is what made it illegal.
Probation does not make the AR15 in itself Illegal. Possession of it makes a probation violation or felon in possession of a firearm. He was booked for possession of an assault weapon, so the gun was not CA legal. My point above was to advise that not all AR15s are legal. Could be as simple as no bullet button or not being registered at all.
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