BEAUMONT – (INT) – Two Beaumont men are facing an assortment of firearms charges after a search warrant uncovered a truckload of weapons and tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition.

As previously convicted felons, Ronald Partain Jr, 54, and Michael Ortega, 46, are prohibited from possessing firearms.

A task force of law enforcement officers swept into a location on 12th Street in Beaumont on May 2nd and seized:
• 17 firearms
• Various firearm components in varying stages of assembly
• Firearm manufacturing machinery
• Several firearm suppressors
• 4 Ballistic plate carrier vests with steel ballistic plates
• Ballistic helmets
• Numerous large-capacity magazines

Both suspects remained jailed at last report.

Story Date: May 8, 2024