The victim, a 50-year-old man, died from his injuries about two and a half hours after getting stabbed, according to the Oxnard Police Department (OPD).
The Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office determined 69-year-old Paul Kessler’s cause of death as blunt force trauma to the head and ruled the matter of death as homicide.
A month-long investigation of a home on the 4300 block of Terrace Avenue culminated in a drug bust involving multiple agencies, including SWAT Officers.
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Weapon and ammo seized by police
OXNARD, Calif. - Oxnard Police along with the F.B.I arrested a wanted felon on Tuesday. Authorities started investigating Gustavo Meza, 32, of Oxnard for sales and trafficking of methamphetamine in the city.
Meza was also wanted on a felony arrest warrant for being in possession of narcotics and a loaded assault rifle. Detectives obtained a search warrant and found Meza in Port Hueneme. They also searched his residence and allegedly discovered a stolen firearm and a large quantity of ammunition.
Meza was arrested for his felony warrant, narcotics sales violations, and being a felon in possession of ammunition, all felonies.