LAKE COUNTY — An enforcement sweep coordinated by the Lake County Sheriff”s Office (LCSO) Gang Task Force resulted in five arrests and the seizure of controlled substances and weapons.
On July 23 the task force conducted an enforcement sweep from 2 p.m. until approximately 2 a.m. the following morning in the communities of Lakeport, Kelseyville, Nice, Lucerne and the City of Clearlake.
Agencies contributing to the operation included the LCSO, Lakeport Police Department, Clearlake Police Department, Lake County Probation Department and the U.S. Marshal Service.
Throughout the day and into the night the task force targeted approximately 30 validated gang members and conducted approximately 20 probation and parole searches.
A total of five arrests were made and an additional gang member who was not located at his home faces criminal charges for violating the terms of his probation.
Berret J. Brown, 26, of Clearlake was arrested on charges of being under the influence of a controlled substance and violation of his parole.
Julio Antonio Castellanos, 19, of Kelseyville was arrested on charges of violating his probation after being found in possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
Doffus Lomack Gallon, 42, of Clearlake was arrested on charges of violating parole and possession of a controlled substance for sales after a Sheriff”s narcotics detection K-9 was alerted to cocaine packaged for sales concealed behind a dresser in his home.
John Roy Hogsett, 26, of Kelseyville was arrested on charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm and violation of his probation.
Richard Allen Hakala, 20, of Clearlake, who is not a validated gang member, was arrested on charges of possession of dangerous weapons after being contacted on the street by the task force. Jose Guadalupe Aguilar, 18, of Lakeport was not located at his home during a probation search, but faces charges of violating his probation for having gang indicia in his room.
There are an estimated 200 validated gang members residing in Lake County.
Anyone seeking information about the Lake County Gang Task Force or wishing to provide information about suspected gang activity is encouraged to call the Lake County Sheriff”s Office at 262-4200.
