10-2-2012, at approximately 8:08am, Officers conducted a traffic
stop on a vehicle for mechanical violations. Upon contacting the
driver, who was identified as Trina Jones, 34 of Sonora, the Officers
could smell marijuana emitting from vehicle. Jones admitted to having
several “joints” in the ashtray.
The passenger identified himself as Ray Eshaya. A records check
showed a near miss on a subject with a similar last name and date of
birth. The passenger was eventually identified as Eshaya Eshaya, 48 of
Modesto, through tattoos and his identification card, which was located
inside the vehicle. Eshaya had given a false name because he had a
felony theft warrant for his arrest out of Stanislaus County.
During a search of the vehicle, marijuana cigarettes and
additional marijuana were located. Upon searching the trunk a new
generator was located. Both Jones and Eshaya provided conflicting
stories regarding how the generator was obtained.
An Officer called the Sonora OSH. OSH informed the Officer that
they had a generator, matching the one in the vehicle, recently stolen.
Through further investigation it was confirmed the generator in the
vehicle was in fact the one stolen from OSH.
Surveillance video was reviewed by OSH and Officers and it was
determined that both Jones and Eshaya worked together to steal the
generator on the afternoon of 9-25-2012. Both Jones and Eshaya were
arrested. Jones was booked for felony burglary, felony possession of
stolen property and felony conspiracy to commit a crime. Eshaya was
booked for the felony warrant, felony theft, felony possession of stolen
property, felony conspiracy to commit a crime and misdemeanor false
identification.
