Felon charges were filed Tuesday against a probationer accused of possessing several illegally modified firearms — including a “cane gun” — as well as drugs and a stolen vehicle.
Andy Ralphie Acuna, 35, of Jurupa Valley was arrested Friday during a Riverside County sheriff’s anti-gang task force investigation in the 5400 block of 34th Street.
The defendant, who’s being held in lieu of $25,000 bail at the Robert Presley Jail in Riverside, is slated to make his initial court appearance Tuesday afternoon at the Riverside Hall of Justice on one count each of being a felon in possession of a gun, being in possession of controlled substances and receiving a stolen vehicle, and two counts of being a felon in possession of drugs while armed.
According to sheriff’s Sgt. Nathan Padilla, task force investigators were searching for a pickup truck stolen out of Riverside when they located the vehicle Friday morning parked outside the defendant’s residence.
A probation compliance check was conducted at the property, and during the search for contraband, a “slam-fired shotgun,” also known as a “zip gun,” was seized, along with a single-fire gun configured exactly like a walking cane, Padilla alleged.
Drugs and drug paraphernalia were also allegedly located at the home, according to investigators.
Acuna was taken into custody without a struggle. His girlfriend, 27-year-old Kayla Leanne Webb, was also arrested for alleged probation violations, but was soon released on her own recognizance.
According to court records, Acuna has prior convictions for grand theft, being a felon in possession of a firearm and shoplifting.
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