4-Year Prison Sentence for Felon Found with Multiple Firearms
“On October 20, 2025, Garrett Shockey, 45, was sentenced by the Honorable Judge Mark Ralphs to serve four years in state prison after pleading guilty to three felony counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and one felony count of failing to appear while on bail.
The case stemmed from an incident that occurred during the Mosquito Fire evacuations on Tin Ranch Road. El Dorado County Sheriff’s Deputy Toney conducted a traffic stop on a Toyota 4Runner that had no hood, front bumper, or front license plate, and displayed expired registration tags. Deputy Toney recognized the driver as Garrett Shockey, who had an outstanding warrant, and detained him. The passenger was identified as Ulice Summers.
During the stop, deputies found a pocketknife and a methamphetamine pipe on Summers.
They also noticed a dog lying on a pile of miscellaneous property in the back seat.
Because the fire evacuations made it unsafe to keep the dog on scene, Animal Control was called to assist. As deputies removed the dog from the vehicle, the bedding shifted, exposing what appeared to be the barrel of a firearm.
At the same time, Deputy Fontana deployed his K-9 partner, Toby, who alerted to the presence of narcotics near the passenger-side door. A subsequent search of the vehicle uncovered four firearms hidden under blankets and dog bedding:
• One .22-caliber long rifle
• One shotgun
• Two AR-15–style rifles
Three of the firearms—including the .22 rifle and both AR-15–style rifles—had no serial numbers, classifying them as “ghost guns.” Deputies also found a gun case containing another unserialized AR-15 rifle chambered in .22 caliber.
Additionally, Deputy Jones discovered a backpack inside the vehicle containing:
• A loaded Glock-style handgun with a magazine inserted
• A box of .22-caliber ammunition (approximately 35 rounds)
• A methamphetamine pipe along with methamphetamine
This case highlights the vigilance of our local deputies, who remain committed to keeping illegal firearms and narcotics out of our community.”
