Nine active-duty U.S. Navy service members are among 10 people arrested Tuesday in connection with a violent assault at a house party in the East County community of Jamul, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Office.

The arrests stemmed from an incident on May 3, 2025, when Rancho San Diego Sheriff's Station deputies responded to a report of an assault at a home in the 14000 block of Proctor Valley Road. While en route, dispatchers received additional information that the suspects were armed with firearms. Deputies located a victim at a nearby fire station who was bleeding heavily from head and facial injuries after being pistol-whipped by a group of people. The victim was transported to a hospital with major injuries.

Through a joint investigation involving the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), the San Diego Sheriff's Office, the East County Gang Task Force, the San Diego Fugitive Task Force, and the Sheriff's Special Enforcement Detail, detectives identified 10 suspects in the months that followed. Many were found to have ties to criminal street gangs, according to officials.

On Tuesday, Feb. 24, officers made arrests at Naval Air Station North Island, Naval Base San Diego, Naval Medical Center San Diego, Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, and at a residence in the City of San Diego. In addition to the arrests, investigators seized five firearms and approximately $20,000 in cash.

The 10 suspects — identified as Ksahno Isles, Demario Ricks, Isaiah Pearson, Answer Adams, Lawrence Hodge, Jaharai Wiggins, Robert Green, Gary Cannon, Eric Frierson, and Timothy Blair — were booked into San Diego Central Jail on multiple felony charges related to assault and weapons violations. Nine of the 10 are enlisted U.S. Navy service members.