At 8:40 p.m. on Thursday, a customer at Pacheco Liquors had a
gun pointed at him while he tried to find a fresh cigar, according
to Hollister Police Spokeswoman Rosie Betanio.
HOLLISTER
At 8:40 p.m. on Thursday, a customer at Pacheco Liquors had a gun pointed at him while he tried to find a fresh cigar, according to Hollister Police Spokeswoman Rosie Betanio.
The victim went into Pacheco Liquors on the 800 block of San Benito Street to purchase a cigar. He went into the store and asked the female to see a box of cigars so he could look for a fresher one. While he was looking at the cigars in the box, his cell phone rang, according to police.
He went to get the phone and the other clerk, 58-year-old Salinas resident Savino Ortiz, pointed a pistol at the customer, thinking he might be stealing a cigar, police said. The clerk then lowered the pistol.
The victim wanted to have Ortiz arrested for the incident and placed him under citizen’s arrest. Police showed up and took him to the county jail.
