Students in one Cabrillo College criminal justice course may have thought they had guest speakers on Wednesday when Santa Cruz County Sheriff's detectives walked into their classroom.One of their classmates, 19-year-old Guillermo Campos, was sitting in a desk when deputies arrested him on suspicion of being a drug dealer.Earlier that morning, detectives had gone to Campos' house on the 700 block of Green Valley Road in Watsonville to investigate a November incident and serve a search warrant. On Nov. 24, a neighbor accused him of brandishing a handgun.Investigators seized more than a half pound of methamphetamine, a loaded .357 revolver, a loaded 9mm semi-automatic handgun, and $4,500 in cash.Deputies had enough evidence to arrest Campos on drugs and weapons charges, but he was not home.At 11 a.m., detectives were able to track Campos down at Cabrillo College in Aptos.Sgt. Kelly Kent said Campos was visibly angry and upset with detectives for arresting him in front of his professor and classmates. Campos was booked into the Santa Cruz County Jail on the following charges: possession of methamphetamine with a loaded firearm, possession of a loaded firearm, assault with a firearm, possession of controlled substance for sale.If convicted, Campos' chances of becoming a police officer someday would be over. "California law prohibits any person convicted of a felony from becoming a peace officer," Kent said. His bail was set at $50,000.

Students in one Cabrillo College criminal justice course may have thought they had guest speakers on Wednesday when Santa Cruz County Sheriff's detectives walked into their classroom.

One of their classmates, 19-year-old Guillermo Campos, was sitting in a desk when deputies arrested him on suspicion of being a drug dealer.


Earlier that morning, detectives had gone to Campos' house on the 700 block of Green Valley Road in Watsonville to investigate a November incident and serve a search warrant. On Nov. 24, a neighbor accused him of brandishing a handgun.



Investigators seized more than a half pound of methamphetamine, a loaded .357 revolver, a loaded 9mm semi-automatic handgun, and $4,500 in cash.



Deputies had enough evidence to arrest Campos on drugs and weapons charges, but he was not home.



At 11 a.m., detectives were able to track Campos down at Cabrillo College in Aptos.



Sgt. Kelly Kent said Campos was visibly angry and upset with detectives for arresting him in front of his professor and classmates.

Campos was booked into the Santa Cruz County Jail on the following charges: possession of methamphetamine with a loaded firearm, possession of a loaded firearm, assault with a firearm, possession of controlled substance for sale.

If convicted, Campos' chances of becoming a police officer someday would be over.

"California law prohibits any person convicted of a felony from becoming a peace officer," Kent said.

His bail was set at $50,000.