Multiple guns including AR-15 assault weapon seized from Menlo Park man
SAN MATEO COUNTY – Menlo Park police officers and San Mateo County District Attorney gun violence detectives said they seized numerous guns, including a prohibited AR-15 assault weapon, from a resident who has been prohibited from possessing guns since 2015.
On Wednesday, police issued a search warrant on suspicion of a prohibited person possessing firearms in the 1300 block of Hamilton Avenue in Menlo Park.
Detectives said they seized an unregistered AR-15 assault weapon, two handguns, multiple high-capacity magazines, hundreds of rounds of ammunition.
Police arrested Kristian Arnaldo Arguello, who was previously prohibited from possessing guns and ammunition because of a criminal conviction, and booked him into the San Mateo County Jail.
The San Mateo County District Attorney's office tweeted about the arrest, including a photo of the arsenal seized.
Yesterday @MenloParkPD & our San Mateo County Gun Violence Prevention Unit seized handguns, ammo, an illegal AR15 rifle, & high capacity magazines from a prohibited person, arresting him on felony charges & making for a safer @sanmateoco. Read more here: https://t.co/popJHO48vG pic.twitter.com/D0TYxkEzv4
— San Mateo County District Attorney (@SanMateoCoDA) December 22, 2022
The investigation was a collaboration between the Menlo Park Police Department and the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office Gun Violence Prevention Program.