The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office served search warrants on Malibu Mayor Pro Tem Jefferson “Zuma Jay” Wagner for his residence and business, Zuma Jay’s Surf Shop, earlier today, May 31.
According to KBU News, Wagner was at the residence this morning while the search warrants were being conducted. Malibu Patch located the residence to the 26900 block of Old Chimney Drive.
In an email to The Malibu Times, Greg Riesling, a spokesperson for the DA”s office, said, “Search warrants were served yesterday at three locations, two in the City of Malibu and one outside of the city, by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Bureau of Investigation.”
He declined to offer further comment due to the “ongoing investigation.”
The Lost Hills/Malibu Sheriff’s Station was not involved in today’s investigation. In a phone call with The Malibu Times, Lt. Jim Royal of the sheriff’s station said, “We were given a courtesy notice this morning from a representative from the District Attorney’s Office shortly before the operation and [were] asked to have a patrol unit in the area, which is standard protocol.”
He added that they were unaware of the cause and details of the investigation.
Representatives from the DA’s office were still investigating as of 1:00 p.m.; Zuma Jay’s Surf Shop remains shuttered.
This has been updated to reflect comments from the LA County District Attorney’s Office.
Julie Ellerton contributed to this report.