East SBV Times

Between April 2 and June 27, 2024, investigators from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Gangs/Narcotics Division conducted an investigation into Brian Bolik, a 38-year-old resident of Apple Valley. Bolik, a tier-three sex registrant required to register as a sex offender for life, was suspected of multiple violations of his registration terms and believed to be manufacturing illegal firearms.

During the investigation, detectives served search warrants at locations in Apple Valley and Hesperia. They seized several illegal firearms, including an AR-10, an AR-15, and two semi-automatic handguns. Additionally, Bolik was found to be in violation of his sex registrant terms and determined to frequent schools in San Bernardino and Los Angeles County for work.

On June 24, 2024, Bolik was taken into custody and booked at the High Desert Detention Center. He faces charges including Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Manufacturing an Assault Weapon, Felon in Possession of Ammunition, and violation of his Sex Registrant terms. He remains in custody without bail.

The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors has authorized funds for county-wide crime suppression efforts aimed at improving community quality-of-life issues. Operation Consequences is one such initiative focusing on targeted crime suppression operations in the High Desert area and surrounding jurisdictions within San Bernardino County.

Operation Consequences involves personnel from various divisions including the Sheriff’s Gangs/Narcotics Division, Specialized Enforcement Division, patrol stations, California Highway Patrol, San Bernardino County Probation, United States Marshals Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force, and Department of Homeland Security Investigations. The operation aims to curb violent crime by disrupting criminal street gangs and arresting individuals involved in illegal firearm activities over the next several months.

For further information:

Public Affairs Division

Gangs/Narcotics Division

Phone: (909) 387-3700

Case No.: 662400227

Shannon D. Dicus,

Sheriff-Coroner,

San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department