Media Release

For Immediate Release

Credit Card Fraud and Firearms Arrest

AMERICAN CANYON, Calif., March 15, 2022, 9 AM – On Sunday, March 13, 2022, at approximately 3:15 PM, the American Canyon Police Department (ACPD) was dispatched to the Paint Ball Jungle on Eucalyptus Drive for a report of credit card fraud. Officers were told two males had paid for a paintballing session, and the credit card used had been flagged as fraudulent.

Officers detained 27-year-old Gregory Morton of Pleasant Hill, his friend, later identified as Cornwyn Duvernay, 28 years old of Colma, fled on foot. Officers learned Morton was pending felony criminal charges in San Francisco and was subject to search and seizure when contacted by law enforcement. Morton was also a convicted felon. Officers found Morton’s silver Nissan Altima in the Paint Ball Jungle parking lot and searched it. They located .40 and .45 caliber Glock semi-automatic handguns in the Nissan. Both handguns were loaded and not registered.

Morton was arrested for credit card fraud, felon in possession of ammunition, and felon in possession of a firearm, which are all felonies. Duvernay was not located, and ACPD will seek the same charges to be filed on him, along with theft of paintball equipment from the business. Morton was booked in the Napa County Jail and released a short time later.

For additional information, contact:

Rick Greenberg, Police Chief
(707) 551-0600