Dozens of weapons found at home after violent assault in North County
VALLEY CENTER, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) -- Four people, including a man who was out on bail, were arrested earlier this month after a violent assault in Valley Center, authorities said.
Steven Brickhouse, 36, Jordan Redfern, 18, Daniel Villa, 19, and a 17-year-old girl were arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, the San Diego County Sheriff's Office (SDSO) said in a news release Thursday.
The incident occurred Saturday, Oct. 4, around 10 p.m. at the Rincon Travel Plaza in the 33700 block of Valley Center Road on the Rincon Reservation, according to authorities.
Deputies responded to a call of a man being attacked by a group of individuals in the parking lot of the Rincon Travel Plaza.
One of the suspects brandished an assault rifle during the altercation, the sheriff's office said.
After the four suspects were arrested, deputies conducted a search at the adult suspects' homes where they found 21 firearms connected to Brickhouse.
The following are the weapons that were discovered:
- Three Special Purpose Rifles (SPRs)
- Two fully modified automatic handguns
- Two ghost guns
- Multiple rifles and handguns
- Four bulletproof vests
- One AR-15 upper
- One rifle suppressor
- One ballistic helmet
- Several thousand rounds of ammunition
Brickhouse, who was out on bail, was rearrested and booked into the Vista Detention Facility, per SDSO. He faces charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a machine gun and possession of a silencer.
