December 29, 2023 – Amador County Sheriff's Office officials report that on December 27, 2023, at approximately 12:05 a.m., an ACSO Deputy contacted two individuals in a silver Toyota Camry on Buena Vista Road near Highway 124 in Ione.  The male occupant, later identified as 35-year-old Antonio Medina of Galt, initially provided a false name to the deputy.  The female occupant indicated she was being held against her will by Medina and he had threatened her with a firearm.  The female stated Medina, along with an additional male who had since left the location, had stolen a Chevy GMC from the Jackson Rancheria Casino which they discarded in the City of Ione prior to the Camry running out of gas on Buena Vista Road.  The female told the Deputy that Medina had ditched a gun in the bushes near where the Camry was parked and he hid drugs under the hood of the vehicle. 

Deputies searched the area and found a loaded handgun along with several personal items belonging to the owner of the vehicle stolen from the Jackson Rancheria Casino.  A search under the hood of the Camry revealed a wallet with Medina's CA ID in it and a baggie of suspected methamphetamine.

It was discovered that Medina had several outstanding felony warrants for his arrest.  Medina was arrested on his warrants along with fresh charges of false imprisonment, exhibition of a deadly weapon, felon/addict in possession of a firearm, possession of a controlled substance while armed, possession of a stolen vehicle as well as several additional charges.  CHP assisted with the stolen vehicle report from the Jackson Rancheria Casino.

Source & photo: Amador County Sheriff's Office