Posted by: thepinetree on 10/21/2014 01:11 PM
Updated by: thepinetree on 10/21/2014 01:11 PM
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Man Arrested After Threatening to Burn Down House
Valley Springs, CA...On 10/18/2014 at 1815 hours, Deputies were dispatched to 7200 block of Baldwin Street, in Valley Springs, for a barricaded subject. Deputies received an initial call stating Daniel Brian Thompson (31 years of age) entered his family residence with gas cans and threatened to kill them. The family members left the residence and reported the incident to the Sheriff's Department. When deputies arrived on scene, they observed Daniel Thompson holding the gas cans, sparking a lighter, and advising deputies that the residence would blow up....
The Calaveras County Hostage Negotiation Team, Swat team, and local fire departments were dispatched to the residence. After 3 hours of negotiations, Daniel Thompson exited the residence and was taken into custody. Despite the residence's having a strong odor of gasoline, it did not catch fire. Daniel Thompson was booked into the Calaveras County Jail for arson and criminal threats, bail total $95,000.
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