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On Wednesday, April 14th, 2021, at 2:00 P.M., deputies assigned to the Moreno Valley Sheriff’s Station Special Enforcement Team responded to a hotel in the 24000 block of Sunnymead Boulevard, in the city of Moreno Valley, reference trespassers in a room at the hotel. Upon reaching the room, deputies contacted McArthur Bartlett, a 27-year-old transient of Moreno Valley, and documented criminal street gang member. While speaking with Bartlett, deputies discovered Bartlett was on active parole for robbery. A subsequent search revealed a loaded .40 caliber semi-automatic handgun, narcotics, and items related to the sales of narcotics.
Bartlett was taken into custody and charged with being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Possession of a Controlled Substance while Armed, Felon in Possession of Ammunition, Possession of Narcotics for Sale, and a Violation of Parole. Bartlett was subsequently booked at the Robert Presley Detention Center.
McArthur Bartlett 
Anyone with information pertaining to this case is encouraged to contact Deputy Joseph Smith at (951) 486-6700.
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