MADERA, Calif. (KFSN) — The Madera County Sheriff’s Office served a gang-related search warrant early Thursday morning at a home in the Tesoro Viejo development in Madera County.
Sheriff’s deputies, the U.S. Marshal Service and the Madera Regional SWAT Team conducted the search warrant shortly before 8:00 a.m. at a home on Phillip Way.
Authorities say they were searching for illegal weapons, firearms and wanted fugitives.
All of the people in the house surrendered without incident.
Five people were detained, including two minors.
35-year-old Elizabeth Green was arrested after Madera County Special Enforcement Team Detectives discovered evidence of identity theft during the investigation.
A minor was also arrested and faces multiple charges, including assault with a machine gun on a peace officer and resisting arrest.
KMJ’s News Partner aABC30 Action News spoke with investigators in the morning, and they called this an extremely high-risk situation.
There is no longer a threat in the area.
It’s not yet known how many weapons were found.
