Stanton 'slap house' draws police again; deputies arrest suspect in deadly shooting

Red and blue emergency lights flashed outside a fenced Stanton property in a video Juice Unlocked posted at 10:36 p.m. on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. The post called the home the Stanton "Slap House" and said law enforcement was there "again."

The post tied the activity to a deadly shooting in the city. That shooting was reported Sunday, April 5, and on April 8 the Orange County Sheriff's Department announced an arrest in the killing.

What the Sheriff's Department says

Deputies were called around 5:30 a.m. Sunday, April 5, to the area of Main Street and Pacific Street in Stanton on a report of a possible dead body, according to a Sheriff's Department news release dated April 8. They found a man who had died from a gunshot wound.

The department identified him as Anthony Lee Carlos, 37, of Fullerton.

Sheriff's homicide investigators arrested Jeffrey Lynn Clayton, 43, also of Fullerton, late Tuesday, April 7, on suspicion of homicide, the department said. He was booked into the Orange County Jail. The department said the two men appear to have known each other before the shooting. Clayton is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

The gambling house

During the homicide investigation, investigators found an illegal gambling house near Cerritos Avenue and Flower Avenue, according to the release. About 50 people were detained there. Six were arrested on outstanding warrants unrelated to the homicide, and several illegal gambling machines were removed and booked as evidence.

The release does not say how the gambling house is connected to the shooting, when investigators found it, or whether it is the home shown in the video.

What we could not confirm

The Juice Unlocked caption described the victim as a security guard. The Sheriff's Department release does not give Carlos' occupation, and Juice Unlocked could not confirm that detail. The caption also called it "yesterday's" shooting, but the department says the body was found the morning of April 5, two days before the post.

The Sheriff's Department said it would not release more information while the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information can call the department at 714-647-7000 or leave an anonymous tip with OC Crime Stoppers at 855-TIP-OCCS (855-847-6227).