December 11, 2025 – PENN VALLEY, CA – Nevada County Sheriff's Office officials report that following reports of suspected gunfire in a residential area off of Carrie Ann Lane in Penn Valley on the evening of December 9, detectives and deputies of the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) and law enforcement partners immediately responded to the area to investigate.

A family of four (two adult males, one adult female, and one male juvenile) who reside in the neighborhood and who are believed to be associated with the suspected gunfire, were immediately detained for questioning. Concurrently, a safety sweep of the neighborhood was conducted with no reported injuries or property damage.

Through the course of the investigation, it was learned the family was celebrating that evening when the reported gunfire occurred. Detectives located an abundance of shell casings off of Carrie Ann Lane and Ranch Road. An unregistered firearm, partially disassembled, was located outside the family’s residence on their property. A subsequent search warrant was sought and obtained for the residence, which revealed more gun parts and ammunition. All of this was seized.

One of the adult male subjects, identified as Morris Turrentine Jr., 38, of Penn Valley, was uncooperative with the investigation and arrested for obstructing justice. Upon being booked into Wayne Brown Correctional Facility, he received a second arrest charge for making felony threats to correctional officers. The adult female subject was also cited for narcotics and released at the scene. The remaining subjects were released with no charges.

This investigation is ongoing. Neighboring residents and businesses who have video surveillance systems are asked to review their footage between the hours of 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. for possible activity of this incident. Anyone with additional information regarding this incident is urged to call NCSO at (530) 265-7880.

At this time, there is no known threat to the impacted neighborhood.

NCSO would like to thank the Grass Valley Police Department and California Highway Patrol for their direct assistance in this case.

Source: Nevada County Sheriff's Office