Idiots at Catalina's West End

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I was watching the bald eagle cameras yesterday when I heard a lot of gunfire. Three men on a sailboat were shooting into the water and at the cliffs near the West End. I called the Sheriffs at Two Harbors, as did a few more people watching the cameras. They took one guy into custody. The rifle was registered to him, so the gave him a ticket and released him. I hope he tries to fight the ticket in court, just so a judge can see this video.
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[MaxBottomtime]

I just heard from the Catalina Island Conservancy. All three men aboard the sailboat had firearms. The rifle in question had been modified to become automatic, which is illegal in California. All three men were arrested when the arrived back in Long Beach.

Edit. I just got a call from Deputy Cordero who was the officer in charge and is preparing the case for the District Attorney. He said there was no arrest in Long Beach, and that any further action would have to be cleared by his office first.
Deputy Cordero told me that they downloaded the video and have all the information they need. The good news is that if found guilty, they will have to pay a lot more than what a ticket would have been.
Also, he said the reason they arrived in the lifeguard boat is so that they could have someone else handle the boat while they were prepared for a worst case scenario. They didn't want to pull up on a boat with at least one active shooter without being ready to protect themselves.

 

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