A 3D “ghost gun” printing operation was found in a residence near Turnpike Road in Goleta on Tuesday, September 9, according to the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office. Two brothers are alleged to be involved in the illegal gun manufacturing, with one man still on the loose as of Friday September 12.
Deputies were originally called to a residence on Winding Way a week earlier on September 1, following up on reports of an “assault in progress” in the Wescott family home. According to reports from the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office, a 73-year-old victim claimed he had been attacked by his son, Dean Wescott II.
The victim — who had a visible cut on his face and was “having difficulty hearing after being struck multiple times in the ear” — told deputies that his son Dean threatened to shoot him and that he and his brother, Dylan Wescott, not only had access to weapons but had been “manufacturing untraceable 3D-printed ghost guns,’” according to the Sheriff’s report.
The Sheriff’s Office said that both Wescott brothers were known to authorities from prior contacts, and both were convicted felons who were legally prohibited from possessing any firearms…