Man Arrested In Richmond On Federal Charges

RICHMOND, CA — Dustin Vaughn Dean Laster has been arrested and faces federal charges of being a felon in possession of ammunition.

United States Attorney David Anderson and FBI Special Agent in Charge John Bennett announced the charges. Laster has already made his initial appearance in federal court before Magistrate Judge Thomas Hixson.

According to the complaint, Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office deputies saw Laster, 30, of El Sobrante, sitting in the driver’s seat of a car near Hilltop Park in Richmond, on May 15, along with another person in the passenger seat. As the deputies drove past, Laster, whom they knew to be on parole for having previous felony convictions, got out of the car and started walking away from them into Hilltop Park.

Deputies stopped Laster in the park, and then searched his vehicle, which was allowed by the terms of his parole. During the search, deputies found a .40 caliber semi-automatic pistol on the floorboard of the driver’s seat near where Laster had been sitting. The pistol was loaded with a 22-round extended magazine that contained twenty live rounds of ammunition.

Laster is being held at Santa Rita Jail. The prosecution is the result of an investigation by the FBI and the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office.