Butte County sheriff’s deputies arrested three men after a 911 call led them to an armed robbery at an illegal marijuana grow on All Seasons Drive in Forest Ranch.[1] Dispatch received the call at about 10:41 a.m. on Wednesday, 22 January 2025, from 26-year-old Daniel Sarmientogodoy of Los Angeles, who said he “was in a little bit of trouble and there is a robbery going on nearby.”[2] Deputies traced the phone to Summer Place Road in Forest Ranch and found an illegal assault rifle near Sarmientogodoy, and arrested him.[1] Detectives then established that several people had carried out an armed robbery at a marijuana grow on All Seasons Drive, and deputies and a sheriff’s helicopter searched for hours before finding 27-year-old Jorge Llantada of Van Nuys and 26-year-old Gerardo Chequerbazanez of Los Angeles, both of whom were arrested.[1] Chequerbazanez was in possession of an illegal assault rifle when he was contacted, the sheriff’s office said.[2]

Three other people who worked at the marijuana grow were contacted, and detectives found evidence that at least one of them conspired with the three robbers to steal marijuana from the All Seasons Drive property.[1] Detectives believe the marijuana owner interrupted the robbery, causing the robbers to flee the property.[2] On the morning of 23 January 2025, detectives served a search warrant at the All Seasons Drive property and found approximately 2,000 pounds of marijuana (about 907 kilograms) in cardboard boxes.[1]

The sheriff’s office said the investigation was ongoing and that it expected more arrests.[2]