At approximately 1:37 a.m. this morning a
Riverside Police Officer on patrol observed a disturbance in front of La
Patrona bar on Pavillion Ave. The officer observed a subject that
appeared to be a security guard pointing a firearm at someone. The
officer got out of his vehicle and attempted to detain the suspect. Shortly
thereafter the suspect ran away from the officer. While engaged in the
foot pursuit the suspect threw a firearm under a parked car. The suspect,
who was working
.as a security guard for La Patrona, was
apprehended. The firearm was recovered and found to be a "ghost
gun," or un-serialized gun made of separate components. The security guard was not authorized to possess or carry the weapon as a civilian or as part of
his employment. The suspect, Luis
Guillermo Miranda-Colon, 24 of Camden, NJ was lodged in Burlington County Jail
and charged with the following offenses:- Aggravated Assault with a Weapon
- Possession of a Firearm Without a Serial Number
- Unlawful Possession of a Handgun
- Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose
- Resisting Arrest
- Obstruction
*ALL SUSPECTS ARE INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY IN A COURT OF LAW*
