Suspect s wife recalls moments before Calaveras deputy shot, husband killed Share Updated: 9:44 PM PDT May 10, 2021 Share Updated: 9:44 PM PDT May 10, 2021
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Show Transcript This is this is actually one that I sent to him when he was in prison. Melissa livia remembering the events that led to her husband Mark, he did this pointing a gun at her at the Sierra Inn motel in SAn Andreas and put us back of my neck, put out like a cigarette and then he ripped me by my hair and it stuck a gun to my head right here underneath the cameras, Melissa says just months prior, he had been on the right path. He gets ahold of drugs and then it s a he s a totally different person thursday night after the initial confrontation, Melissa says she drove to the Diamond Place apartments after neighbors called 911 It was here that a calaveras County sheriff s deputy would interview her. Moments later, the calaveras County Sheriff s department says Mark ambushe
Suspect used handicapped hostage as human shield, sheriff s office says Alanea Cremen
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More details have been released regarding a domestic dispute, hostage situation and deadly shooting that happened in Calaveras County last week.
Sergeant Greg Stark with the Calaveras County Sheriff s Office said in a press release on Monday, May 10 that the incident began just after 10:30 p.m. on May 6. Multiple people called for help, telling dispatch that a man had pointed a gun at a woman at the Sierra Inn Motel in San Andreas.
When deputies arrived, they found out the couple had already left. Deputies were eventually able to track down the man and woman after checking several places around the area for nearly an hour.
Suspect used handicapped hostage as human shield, sheriff s office says
What started as a domestic disturbance call turned into a hostage situation and deadly shooting in Calaveras County. Author: Alanea Cremen Updated: 5:28 PM PDT May 10, 2021
CALAVERAS COUNTY, Calif. More details have been released regarding a domestic dispute, hostage situation and deadly shooting that happened in Calaveras County last week.
Sergeant Greg Stark with the Calaveras County Sheriff s Office said in a press release on Monday, May 10 that the incident began just after 10:30 p.m. on May 6. Multiple people called for help, telling dispatch that a man had pointed a gun at a woman at the Sierra Inn Motel in San Andreas.
Suspect Killed In San Andreas Hostage Situation Identified, Said To Have Lengthy Criminal History
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SAN ANDREAS (CBS13) – The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office has identified the suspect accused of taking a hostage and shooting a deputy before being killed by law enforcement in San Andreas last week.
Mark Aitulagi Lavea, 47, of Modesto, was identified as the hostage-taker and had a lengthy criminal history dating back to 1989, authorities said. That history reportedly includes numerous felony and misdemeanor arrests and convictions for crimes including assaults, burglaries, weapons charges, child cruelty, domestic violence, drug-related charges and elder abuse.
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San Andreas, CA – A Calaveras Sheriff’s Deputy and a good Samaritan are being hailed as heroes after risking their lives to save a woman by running into a burning house.
On Monday morning just before nine o’clock, some neighbors could hear an alarm sounding near Lewis Street in San Andreas but could not pinpoint its exact location and called 911. Dispatch, with the help of several callers, was able to narrow it down to the 300 block of Roberts Avenue.
When Deputy Nicholas Riviera arrived on the scene, he saw heavy smoke pouring out of a home. Immediately, he ran around the house checking doors and windows to see if anyone was inside. With no luck, he forced the front door open and started yelling if anyone needed help and hear