OXNARD : Father, Son Arrested on Drug Charges

Oxnard police have arrested a 57-year-old man and his son on drug charges following an investigation prompted by complaints from residents of the Southwinds neighborhood, authorities said.

Cornell Fields and his son, Denny, 18, were taken into custody about 6 p.m. Wednesday at their home on Campbell Way. Fields’ wife, Roberta, 53, was also arrested on an unrelated misdemeanor warrant.

Fields and his son remained in County Jail on Thursday. The father was beingheld in lieu of $20,000 bail on suspicion of selling rock cocaine. His son was booked on suspicion of possessing rock cocaine and was being held in lieu of $10,000 bail. Roberta Fields was released on a promise to appear in court. The father and son are scheduled to be arraigned in court today.

After neighbors complained of drug dealing at the Fields’ residence, undercover narcotics officers purchased rock cocaine from individuals inside the apartment, said Sgt. Mike Matlock. The detectives were assisted by officers working out of the Police Department’s recently opened storefront office in the Southwinds neighborhood.

Detectives made the arrests after executing a search warrant and seizing about $1,000 worth of cocaine.