The son of the former chairman of the Republican Party of San Diego County was arrested Thursday and charged with felony possession of an assault weapon, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department.
Victor Krvaric, 24, was booked into the San Diego Central Jail with a $25,000 bail. By Friday afternoon he'd been released.
The sheriff's department said Friday it arrested Krvaric after searching the family's Scripps Ranch home. The department declined to say what type of weapon was allegedly recovered.
Under California law all manner of firearms could qualify as assault weapons including pistols with high-capacity magazines, certain shotguns and AR and AK-style rifles.
Tony Krvaric, his father, led the county Republican Party for 14 years.
"Our family is going through a difficult time and ask that our privacy be respected," Tony Krvaric told KPBS Friday. "As a father, I wish that the children of former public figures could experience life privately, like everyone else."
Victor Krvaric made news in 2022 when his application to join a hate group was leaked online by activists.
Krvaric was a Marine Reservist at the time. While investigating his alleged extremist ties, Marine officials found evidence of other misconduct and he was administratively separated, the Corps said at the time.
In Krvaric's leaked application, he credited his older brother with exposing him to extremist ideology. Last year, USA Today published photos that appeared to show Victor’s older brother, Oliver Krvaric inside the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Krvaric is due to be arraigned next week.
