On September 1, 2025, Sheriff’s deputies responded to a residence in the 4800-block of Winding Way for reports of an assault in progress. When deputies arrived, they learned that the 73-year-old victim had been attacked by his son, Dean Wescott II.
The victim suffered a cut to his face and difficulty hearing after being struck multiple times in the ear. During the assault, Dean also threatened to retrieve a gun and shoot his father. The victim told deputies that Dean had access to firearms and, along with his brother, Dylan Wescott, had been manufacturing untraceable 3D-printed “ghost guns.”
Deputies knew from prior contacts that both brothers were convicted felons and prohibited from possessing firearms. While deputies were searching the residence, other deputies assigned to the perimeter witnessed a man walking in a crosswalk nearby get struck by a speeding vehicle. The driver fled the scene…