Six people jailed, weapons seized after gang-motivated attack in San Jose, police say

Police search warrants uncovered several guns and gun-related paraphernalia, $80,000 in cash and several kilos of drugs.

SAN JOSE — Six men were arrested on March 20 across four California cities in connection to a gang-motivated assault that happened in San Jose last October, according to a news release from the city’s police department.

Authorities stated that San Jose police officers responded around 11:09 p.m. October 18 to a call from a business on the 2300 block of Senter Road about an assault with a deadly weapon. When officers arrived, they found an injured man who appeared to have been attacked by multiple suspects.

Police said the man’s injuries were not life-threatening. They did not specify the nature of the attack or what weapon or weapons were used.

Detectives from San Jose’s Gang Investigations Unit identified the six suspects and obtained warrants to arrest them and search their respective residences, according to the press release.

Four of the suspects are residents of the Southern California city of Garden Grove, police said; one is from the nearby city of Westminster, and the last lives in San Jose. All range in age between 28 and 38.

Four of the five Southern California suspects were booked at an Orange County jail, while the fifth was taken into custody by Homeland Security regarding a separate investigation. All six suspects were booked suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon.

During the searches and arrests, police found one assault rifle, 15 handguns, a 3D printer, several firearm parts and ghost gun precursor parts, over $80,000 in cash, and several kilos of various drugs, the department said.

Anyone who may have information related to this case are asked to contact Detective Balala at 4386@sanjoseca.gov or Officer Kim at 4718@sanjoseca.gov or call 408-277-3835.