Search Warrant in Potrero 

October 1, 2023 - San Diego County Sheriff’s Department officials report that two people are in custody after a search warrant was served at a home in the East County.

On Thursday, September 28, deputies from the Sheriff's Rural Command, Alpine Sheriff's Station and Sheriff's Special Enforcement Detail (SED/SWAT), served a search warrant in the 25000 block of Potrero Valley Road in the unincorporated area of Potrero.

The warrant was related to an investigation of an assault with a deadly weapon incident that had occurred several months earlier.

Upon serving the warrant, more than 50 firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition were located, including assault-style weapons. 

Two suspects were arrested. Richard Dale Fox (51) is facing charges of assault with a deadly weapon, felon in possession of firearms and felon in possession of ammunition. He was booked into the San Diego Central Jail. Christina Lee Griffin (41) was arrested and booked into the Las Colinas Detention Facility for knowingly furnishing firearms to a prohibited person.

Source & photos: San Diego County Sheriff’s Department