FRESNO, Calif. ( KSEE/KGPE ) – The criminal complaint filed in federal court following the arrest of a Fresno Police cadet reveals new information in the case against 27-year-old Joshua Brown.
The Fresno Police Department announced Thursday that , in late June 2024, the department was made aware of an investigation initiated by the FBI involving then-police cadet Joshua Brown.
The Fresno Police Department says Brown was taken into custody by the FBI on Tuesday, Sept. 3, and booked into the Fresno County Jail. Brown’s employment was terminated by the City of Fresno. Brown has since been charged with possession of a machine gun and possession of an unregistered NFA (National Firearms Act) weapon.
Fresno Police cadet arrested by FBI
Federal court documents show that Fresno-based FBI agents were given legal permission in June to search the Instagram account and Google account associated with Brown. That search suggested that he had manufactured a fully-automatic MP5 submachine gun and he possessed an unregistered suppressor. On September 3, a special agent with the FBI authored a search warrant to search Brown’s residence in northwest Fresno.