Alex Steven Palacios, 30, of Hesperia, remained at the High Desert Detention Center in Adelanto on Friday, with bail set at $50,000, sheriff’s booking records showed.

The Victorville Sheriff’s Station said that on Thursday, a deputy responded to an embezzlement report at the FedEx office on Industrial Boulevard.

Deputies were told that an employee had embezzled a package containing 10 handguns, which were documented with serial numbers and a FedEx tracking number, sheriff’s officials said.

A search warrant was served at Palacios’ residence in the 16200 block of Orange Street in Hesperia, the sheriff’s department said. Upon arrival, deputies found a revolver with a scratched-off serial number and multiple high-capacity magazines. They are continuing their search for the remaining firearms.

Palacios was arrested and booked on suspicion of embezzlement, and the grand theft and altering of a firearm.

Source – VictorvilleDaily