Jesse Kitagawa Jr., 45, is facing charges related to being a felon in possession of a firearm after deputies with the Butte County Sheriff’s Office say he illegally sold a gun to Glenn Litton ...

On Tuesday, the Butte County Sheriff's Office announced the arrest of 45-year-old Jesse Kitagawa Jr. of Phoenix. Watch Now Menu Local National Weather Sports Traffic Watch Now ...

The gun was owned by Arizonan Jesse Kitagawa Jr., 45, who sold it to 56-year-old Glenn Litton, the suspected California gunman, police said.

Lyons then reportedly sold the gun to Jesse Kitagawa Jr., 45, of Phoenix on April 8, 2024. Investigators say Kitagawa Jr. is a convicted felon who cannot own guns.

Butte sheriff’s officials said Litton bought the ghost gun used in the school shooting from Jesse Kitagawa Jr., a convicted felon who is barred from purchasing or possessing any firearms.

On April 8, 2024, the sheriff's office said the 77-year-old man sold the gun to 45-year-old Jesse Kitagawa Jr., a convicted felon who is prohibited from possessing firearms.

Detectives with the sheriff’s office, working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, determined Litton bought the gun from Phoenix, Arizona resident Jesse Kitagawa Jr., 45, on April 10, 2024.

They said a Buckeye man who owned the ghost gun legally sold it to Jesse Kitagawa Jr., 45, in April 2024, not knowing that he was a felon.

In April 2024, Litton met with 45-year-old Jesse Kitagawa Jr. at a motel in Chandler to buy the ghost gun from him for $300, the sheriff's office said.