SAN DIEGO — When Victor Krvaric pleaded not guilty in court last week to a felony count of possessing an illegal assault rifle, prosecutors did not reveal what led to the search of his home on September 19 in Scripps Ranch.
Turns out, members of the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force were serving a Gun Violence Emergency Protective Order on the 24-year-old.
According to the newly released protective order, Krvaric "made threats of violence through social media towards LGBTQ & other races, was in possession of illegal firearms & previously had possession of explosives."
The Gun Violence Emergency Protective Order was filed October 1 in downtown civil court, twelve days after it was served on Krvaric. It provided no details about what type of explosives Krvaric was accused of possessing or when he allegedly possessed them.
Outside criminal court on September 26, Deputy District Attorney Carlos Campbell said the assault rifle seized by officers was registered to Krvaric. “It had a modified upper receiver. It was too short under law, as well as, it did not have a bullet button. I think it had a pistol grip,” Campbell told reporters.
Victor Krvaric is the son of Tony Krvaric, who served as the chair of San Diego's republican party for 14 years between 2007 and 2021. The father is listed as the owner of the home in Scripps Ranch where the search warrant and protective order were served.
CBS 8 reached out to Victor Krvaric’s attorney, Gary Gibson, who responded with the following statement:
“Why is this news for you, other than his dad used to be a prominent Republican figure? I look forward to your stories on the children of prominent Democratic figures in town. I’ve done a lot of assault rifle and GVRO cases, you never ran those stories, why does this one get your attention? Broadcast whatever biased, unverified hit piece you want.”
Victor Krvaric made headlines two years ago when he was accused of trying to join a white supremacist hate group while he was serving as a Marine Corps reservist, leading to an investigation by military officials. The investigation found that he had engaged in unspecified misconduct unrelated to the hate group allegations, KPBS reported, and he was administratively separated from the Marine Corps.
A hearing on Krvaric’s Gun Violence Emergency Protective order is set for October 7 at 9 a.m. in Department 61 of the downtown courthouse.
City News Service contributed to this report.