Santa Rosa – Early Saturday morning, August 30 at about 12:30 am, Sonoma County Sheriff’s deputies with the Multi Agency Gang Task Force (also known as MAGNET) were on patrol in the area of Sunset Avenue and McMinn Avenue.
While in the vicinity of 945 Sunset Avenue near the southeast corner of Roseland Elementary School the officers observed several subjects trying to hide behind a fence and some trees. The area has been a recent target of gang-related graffiti vandalism so the officers stopped to investigate.
Roseland Elementary School from the front side. The back of the school is on Sunset.
When the deputies stopped their patrol car, two of the suspects immediately ran westbound on Sunset Avenue with the officers giving chase. Both suspects were caught after a brief foot chase. The suspects were identified as Jose De Los Santos and Ivan Martinez. Both are 18 years old and from Santa Rosa.
De Los Santos was found to be carrying a loaded 9mm handgun in his waistband. He was booked for Possession of a concealed firearm, carrying a loaded firearm in public while active in a street gang, participation in a street gang and resisting and obstructing an arrest. Martinez was also arrested for resisting and obstructing an arrest. Both suspects were booked at the Sonoma County Jail.
