A 51-year-old man arrested in Blythe for allegedly possessing a firearm, ammunition and narcotics for sale as a felon was scheduled to make an initial court appearance Wednesday.
Alejandro Rojas Rodriguez of Yuma, Arizona is expected to enter pleas to multiple felony counts during an arraignment Wednesday at the Blythe Courthouse, according to case records.
Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s Colorado River station observed possible criminal activity while “conducting proactive policing” in the 2200 block of E. Donlon Street around 7:15 a.m. Sunday, the department said.
They contacted a man identified as Rodriguez, who allegedly was found in possession of a loaded firearm and approximately 220 grams of suspected methamphetamine.
According to deputies, Rodriguez is a convicted felon, prohibited from possessing firearms and ammunition. Specific information on Rodriguez’s conviction history was not available.
He was arrested and booked into the Blythe Jail on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm, a felon in possession of ammunition, possession of narcotics for sales, transportation of narcotics for sales and possession of narcotics while armed with a firearm, according to inmate records.
Anyone with additional information about the case was encouraged to contact deputy Moreno at 760-921-7900.