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Sacramento fire captain fighting California assault rifle charges after ATF raids home
By Ryan Sabalow
June 28, 2021 05:00 AM, Updated June 28, 2021 04:09 PM
On July 18, 2019, federal agents with a warrant searched the El Dorado County home
of a Sacramento Metro Fire captain looking for illegal machine gun parts.
It didn’t take long to find a trove of weapons.
According to prosecutors, agents discovered part of an Uzi submachine gun,
numerous high-capacity magazines and at least 19 assault rifles, as well as parts to
four AR-10 rifles and two AK-47s. They also found two devices that can convert Glock
pistols to fully automatic machine guns.
Capt. Derik Oakes, who continues to work for Sacramento Metro Fire, could lose his
job if he’s convicted of the three felonies stemming from the raid led by agents from
the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
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By Ryan Sabalow
June 28, 2021 05:00 AM, Updated June 28, 2021 04:09 PM
On July 18, 2019, federal agents with a warrant searched the El Dorado County home
of a Sacramento Metro Fire captain looking for illegal machine gun parts.
It didn’t take long to find a trove of weapons.
According to prosecutors, agents discovered part of an Uzi submachine gun,
numerous high-capacity magazines and at least 19 assault rifles, as well as parts to
four AR-10 rifles and two AK-47s. They also found two devices that can convert Glock
pistols to fully automatic machine guns.
Capt. Derik Oakes, who continues to work for Sacramento Metro Fire, could lose his
job if he’s convicted of the three felonies stemming from the raid led by agents from
the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
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