On September 3, 2021 at approximately 10:48 p.m, the Amador County Sheriff’s Office received a report that a male subject who had just been kicked out of the Buena Vista Saloon, had fired several gunshots into the air while driving away from the bar. When Deputies arrived, patrons identified the shooter and driver as “Jesse,” who was last seen driving a white flatbed pickup.
While Deputies were searching the area, they located 18 y/o Jesse James Rice of Calaveras County, parked across the street from Harrah’s casino in his white flatbed pickup.
When questioned, Jesse admitted to being the shooter and the revolver was found inside his vehicle. Jesse was arrested and booked into the Amador County Sheriff’s Office for Negligent Discharge of a Firearm, Discharging a Firearm from a Vehicle, Carrying a Loaded Firearm in a Vehicle, and Carrying a Concealed Firearm in a Vehicle.