CA High School Coach Arrested With Guns Drugs During White Supremacist Gang Raid

A recent white supremacist gang investigation resulted in the arrest of 13 suspects and the seizure of a cache of drugs and guns. One of those arrested is former assistant football coach at Laguna Beach and JSerra high schools, Brian Jay Bishop.

Bishop, 35, who also worked as a substitute teacher, was arrested for possession of methamphetamine for sale, possession of a concealed/loaded firearm while possessing narcotics, and possession of a firearm when not registered owner. He has since posted bail and was released. During that arrest, CMPD seized methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, ammunition and a loaded semi-automatic handgun.

Police list Bishop as being from Trinidad, Texas. He played football at Texas Tech and Texas A & M Commerce, according to local reports.

Texas A & M Commerce’s athletic website said Bishop played 11 games for Division 1-A Texas Tech in 2004 before joining Division II Texas A & M Commerce. He was an all-state selection from Coppell High in Texas and also a hurdler in track and field. source

Via Costa Mesa Police Department May 29 at 12:06pm:

On May 25, 2018, CMPD Gang Investigators continued their enforcement and surveillance on subjects associated to the residence on the 2200 block of Fordham Drive. At approximately 1:30 p.m., Gang Investigators, detectives, and patrol officers conducted a traffic stop along the 2400 block of Newport Boulevard. David Len Mcafee, 33, Sacramento, was arrested for an outstanding arrest warrant. Brian Jay Bishop, 35, Trinidad, Texas, was arrested for possession of methamphetamine for sale, possession of a concealed/loaded firearm while possessing narcotics, and possession of a firearm when not registered owner. He has since posted bail and was released. During that arrest, CMPD seized methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, ammunition and a loaded semi-automatic handgun.

That same day, at approximately 3:50 p.m., Gang Investigators and patrol officers conducted a second traffic stop along the 2300 block of Harbor Boulevard. They seized approximately $12,000, heroin, approximately a quarter pound of methamphetamine, a digital money counter, a taser and two expandable batons. Norman Michael Powers, 53, Midway City, was arrested for possession of heroin for sale, possession of methamphetamine for sale, possession of billy clubs, possession of a taser, and resisting a peace officer. He is in custody on $250,000 bail.

Costa Mesa’s press release did not indicate if Bishop was a member of a white supremacist gang.