Former Santa Barbara Firearms Supplier Sentenced to 12 Years for Gun and Drug Offenses

Kyle Dodge Pleaded Guilty to Dealing Methamphetamine While in Possession of Illegally Modified Assault Weapons

Authorities seized more than 90 guns from Kyle Dodge, some of which had been illegally modified as assault weapons Credit: SBSO

Kyle Dodge, a former Santa Barbara firearms supplier, was sentenced to 12 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to dealing methamphetamine while in possession of illegally modified assault weapons.

Previous convictions for domestic violence, harassment, stalking, and other gun offenses were factors in his sentencing, said prosecutor Kevin Weichbrod. He is now incarcerated at the California men’s prison in Vacaville.

Dodge, 38, was pulled over by Sheriff’s deputies in December 2020 after he peeled out in his Dodge Challenger in Isla Vista. A search of his car yielded three ounces of methamphetamine packaged for sale and 22 firearms, 13 of which were loaded.