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San Francisco police arrested five alleged gang members and seized numerous guns in two days of arrests during the serving of multiple arrest warrants in late April, police said Tuesday.
The arrest warrants were served April 19 in San Francisco and April 27 in multiple areas throughout the Bay Area in a coordinated effort with several agencies.
The first warrant resulted in the arrest of 29-year-old Maurkece Johns of San Francisco in the area of Harbor Road and Bertha Avenue, police said. A search of his residence resulted in the seizure of two firearms, ammunition, and other evidence related to the investigation.
Johns was arrested on suspicion of multiple gun-related offenses and resisting arrest.
The second round serving six warrants resulted in the arrest of four other men, along with the seizure of multiple guns, ammunition and accessories.
The suspects arrested include 29-year-old Eric Jones, of Concord; 34-year-old Dajaun Menifee, of Hercules; 23-year-old Johnnie Leonard of Alameda; and 34-year-old Kameron Kaywood, of San Ramon.
Jones was arrested on suspicion of an outstanding warrant for five counts of auto burglary as well as being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Menifee was arrested on suspicion of an outstanding warrant for numerous firearm-related charges including the following: felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a firearm while on probation, felon in possession of ammunition, two counts of possession of a large-capacity magazine, possession of a loaded firearm in a vehicle and two counts of possession of a firearm as a prohibited person.
Leonard was arrested on suspicion of an outstanding warrant for numerous firearm-related offenses, a gang enhancement and possession of a large capacity magazine.
Kaywood was arrested on suspicion of an outstanding warrant and for numerous firearms-related charges, including the following: possession of an assault rifle, possession of a firearm when convicted of a violent crime, felon in possession of a firearm, two counts of possession of a firearm as a prohibited person, felon in possession of ammunition and possession of a large capacity magazine.
