Hollister police arrested a man when they allege he barricaded
himself in a vehicle at the rear of his residence after officials
responded to a report of a family disturbance on Sept. 11,
according to a press statement released today.
HOLLISTER
Hollister police arrested a man when they allege he barricaded himself in a vehicle at the rear of his residence after officials responded to a report of a family disturbance on Sept. 11, according to a press statement released today.
At around 4:45 p.m. on Sept. 11, officers received a report of a disturbance in the 100 block of Rustic Street. The suspect reportedly assaulted one of his family members causing serious injuries. Officers also were warned that the suspect was possibly under the influence of illicit drugs and possibly intoxicated, along with acting irrationally and violent.
The suspect had barricaded himself in a vehicle at the rear of the residence and was in possession of a knife.
Officers negotiated with the suspect for approximately 45 minutes to get him to comply with requests for a peaceful surrender. During that span, the suspect repeatedly threatened to assault officers.
One of the officers got close enough to the suspect to take hold of him and pull him from the vehicle. The suspect then became combative and lunged toward the officers, swinging his arms and kicking his feet at them. An officer used his TASER on the suspect, who was taken into custody after a brief struggle.
The suspect sustained only minor injuries and after being cleared medically at the hospital, he was arrested and booked into the county jail.
Members of both the Hollister Fire Department and American Medical Response treated the injured family member, who was later transported to Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital for evaluation.
