A Ramona woman is facing numerous charges after deputies found 11 firearms, including “ghost guns” during a search.
Around 7 a.m. Monday, deputies from the Ramona Sheriff’s Substation conducted a search of a home in the 100 block of Cowboy Court, according to a news release. A resident at the address had prior arrests on suspicion of numerous charges, including attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and burglary.
During the search, deputies found a “usable amount” of methamphetamine in a common area, which was claimed by another resident of the home, Dena Leo, 37.
They arrested her after finding the drug, but then noticed a gun safe in Leo’s bedroom.
After obtaining a search warrant, they opened the safe and found the firearms, over a thousand rounds of ammunition, five high-capacity magazines and a home-made suppressor, according to the Sheriff’s department. Two of the firearms were privately manufactured.
Those types of firearms, commonly referred to as “ghost guns,” are not made by a licensed manufacturer, and lack a serial number or other identifiable markings. Authorities say that without those identifying factors, agencies have trouble tracking the firearms to their owner or maker, hindering or delaying investigations.
Leo was booked into the Las Colinas Detention and Reentry Facility on several counts, including possession of methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, illegally manufactured firearms, large capacity magazines and delaying/obstructing a peace officer.
