–On Monday at approximately 1:50 p.m., officers of the Atascadero Police Department were dispatched to a report of a man with a rifle entering the creek behind Atascadero Junior High School. Officers arrived in the area and learned the suspect had approached a resident on Capistrano Avenue while holding what appeared to be a rifle. The suspect then fled into the creek bed. The Atascadero Junior High School and Atascadero Unified District Office were placed on lockdown due to their proximity to the incident.
Officers established a perimeter and began a search for the suspect in the creek. Officers ultimately contacted Arthur Castellanos who admitted to having a BB gun rifle. The BB gun was located at the scene.
ATASCADERO, Calif. Atascadero police arrested a firearm brandishing suspect on Monday afternoon.
On Monday at around 1:50 p.m., Atascadero police officers responded to reports of a man with a rifle entering the creek behind the Atascadero Junior High School.
Officers arrived on scene and found that the suspect had approached a resident on Capistrano Avenue while holding what they say appeared to be a rifle.
Police say the suspect then fled into the creek bed.
The Atascadero Junior High School and Atascadero Unified District Office placed a lockdown due to the closeness of the incident.
Officers established a perimeter and began a search for the suspect in the creek.