RAVEN Follow-Up Investigation Leads to Seizure of Drugs/Weapons
RAVEN (Regional Anti-Violence Enforcement & Narcotics) Task Force Investigators, following up on a Spokane County Sheriff’s Office investigation into a shooting incident last December, served a search warrant, and seized multiple firearms. They arrested one adult male suspect for Alien Possession of a Firearm and Possession of a Controlled Substance.
This investigation remains active, and additional charges/arrests may be made.
On December 15, 2024, at approximately 9:30 pm, Spokane County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a reported shooting at an apartment complex in the 7000 block of N. Atlantic. As a result of this investigation, Deputies learned the suspects threatened to kill the victim and reportedly fired a pistol into the air. Deputies identified three suspects and developed probable cause to arrest them.
Jeison J. Ruiz Rodriguez (26) was booked into the Spokane County Jail for Harassment-Threats to Kill, a felony, on December 16, 2024. He posted bond ($7,000) on February 9, 2025, and was released.
Cesar A. Ruiz (22) was booked into the Spokane County Jail for Harassment-Threats to Kill, a felony, and Aiming/Discharging Firearms, a gross misdemeanor, on December 16, 2024. He posted cash bond ($15,000) on these charges and (2,500) on unrelated charges of Burglary 2nd Degree and Malicious Mischief 1st Degree on February 18, 2025, and was released.
Luis D. Ruiz Rodriguez (30) was booked into the Spokane County Jail for Harassment-Threats to Kill, a felony, on December 18, 2024. He posted bond ($7,000) on February 10, 2025, and was released.
RAVEN Investigators conducted a follow-up firearms investigation and developed probable cause to arrest Juan J. Rodriguez Hernandez (53) for Alien Possession of a Firearm (RCW 9.41.171). They also obtained a search warrant for his residence in the 5300 block of W. Woodside Avenue.
On March 5, 2025, RAVEN and the Warrant Service Group, a small contingent of SWAT Team members, served the search warrant and safely arrested Juan. During a search following his arrest, Investigators located a glass tube/pipe and a clear baggie containing a crystalline substance believed to be Methamphetamine.
Juan J. Rodriguez Hernandez was transported and booked into the Spokane County Jail for Alien Possession of a Firearm and Possession of a Controlled Substance. On March 6, 2025, Jaun was ordered to be released on his own recognizance following his Spokane County Superior Court hearing.
During the search of the residence, RAVEN Task Force members seized drugs and several firearms. This remains an active investigation and additional arrests/charges are possible.
No additional information is available at this time.
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RAVEN is comprised of members of the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office, Spokane Valley Police Department, Washington State Department of Corrections, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Drug Enforcement Administration, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
This Spokane County Sheriff Office news article "RAVEN Follow-Up Investigation Leads to Seizure of Drugs/Weapons" was originally found on https://www.spokanecounty.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?CID=7