Man in Soledad Arrested on Multiple Felonies After Soledad & Greenfield Police Responded to a Report of Gunshots that Were Fired

On Thursday afternoon, December 30 there was a report of a several gunshots that went off in the area of West Street in Soledad. Once Soledad and Greenfield Police Police Officers secured the area, they surrounded a house and 3 subjects were eventually detained. The subjects initially denied any involvement, but after an exhaustive search of the area by officers and K-9 Bo, several bullet casings were discovered, followed by a weapon, ammunition and narcotics. One subject was released, another subject was cited and then released, while Arturo Quintero Zepeda was booked into the Monterey County Jail on numerous felonies committed. Additionally, Zepeda admitted to buying the gun from a subject, but failed to properly follow the law when doing so. Soledad Police investigators will be tracking down the seller of the weapon who will most likely be charged for that.