LAKEPORT, Calif. – Police said a fight in Lakeport last week resulted in two arrests.
Bulmaro Mendez Flores, 18, and a juvenile from Finley – whose name was not released due to his age – were taken into custody as a result of a fight last Tuesday, Nov. 26, according to Lt. Jason Ferguson of the Lakeport Police Department.
At 10 p.m. Nov. 26 Lakeport Police officers responded to a reported physical altercation involving several subjects in the 800 block of Armstrong Street, Ferguson said.
Ferguson said that when officers arrived on scene they found a Lakeport juvenile lying in the street as other subjects began fleeing on foot into a neighboring residence.
The juvenile was determined to be under the influence of alcohol and the apparent victim of assault, Ferguson said.
As officers continued their investigation, they gained entry into a residence in the 800 block of Armstrong Street, where Ferguson said several subjects had fled.
Located inside the residence were Flores and Santiago Ballesteros, 26, also of Lakeport, as well as the Finley juvenile. Ferguson said Flores had blood on his clothing and blood on his right knuckles.
During the investigation officers learned that Flores and the juvenile from Finley were on searchable probation and both were determined to be under the influence of alcohol, Ferguson said.
As part of the probation terms of the juvenile, he was prohibited from consuming alcohol. Ferguson said the juvenile was placed under arrest for violation of probation.
During a search of Flores, officers located a pair of “brass knuckles,” which is considered a dangerous weapon and illegal to possess. Ferguson said they also found marijuana and hash on Flores.
Flores was placed under arrest for violation of probation and possession of a dangerous weapon, Ferguson said.
The juvenile assault victim was cleared by medical personnel at the scene and transported to his residence, according to Ferguson.
The Finley juvenile was transported to Juvenile Hall where he was booked, Ferguson said. Flores was transported to the Hill Road Jail where his bail was set at $30,000. He remained in custody on Tuesday, according to jail records.