The Sonora Police Department developed information that Dean Ray
Bennett, 49 of Tuolumne, was in the possession of stolen firearms and
was selling them. Bennett is a convicted felon and is restricted from
possessing firearms.
On 3 April 2014, a search warrant was served at the location
where Bennett was staying at in Tuolumne. Bennett was not at the
residence when the search warrant was served. Located inside the house
were several firearms and methamphetamine.
Another occupant of the residence, Janice Edens, 58 of Tuolumne
was taken into custody. Edens was transported to the Tuolumne County
Jail and booked for felony possession of a controlled substance.
A felony warrant has been issued for Dean Ray Bennett for being a
convicted felon in possession of firearms and being a restricted person
in possession of ammunition. Bennett is 5-10, 140, black hair, green
eyes. Anyone with information regarding Bennett’s whereabouts is asked
to call the Sonora Police Department at 532-8141.