July 19, 2021 – Fresno, California Patrol deputies were recently dispatched to the town of Friant regarding a man who was attempting to sell a rifle to a citizen passing through the area. The man was hiding a M-16, 22-caliber rifle in the bushes.

Deputies, along with rangers with California State Parks contacted 37-year-old Curtis Williams (pictured) of Friant and arrested him.

He was booked into the Fresno County Jail on multiple gun charges.

A woman who was detained with Williams was later released after it was determined she had not committed a crime.

A records check of the rifle revealed it was stolen out of Madera County in 2018.

Source: Fresno County Sheriff’s Office