Sheriff negotiators called out to Buena Tierra in Goleta

GOLETA, Calif. – The Santa Barbara Sheriff's Office SWAT team negotiated with an armed man at the Buena Tierra facility in Goleta who was suspected of felony battery Saturday.

Your News Channel's Ryder Christ and John Palminteri were on the scene saying the suspect had a knife at the new homeless hotel and that CHP, Sheriff's deputies and UCSB police responded to the call.

The SB Sheriff's Office said they contacted an adult male victim who suffered serious injuries from an assault. The victim is expected to survive after being taken to a hospital.

The SB Sheriff's Office detailed that the incident began at 8:33 a.m. and Goleta citizens were warned to avoid Hollister and Fairview before reopening the roadway at 1:21 p.m..

Your News Channel's Christ and Palminteri mentioned the armed man could be named Adam and that deputies asked him to step out of his room due to bleeding.

Residents were warned to evacuate the facility as one also mentioned a man named Adam had beaten someone else up according to Christ.

The man demanded both his watch and phone at the former Super 8 motel which is now a housing facility for the unhoused.

The self-barricading ended at 12:54 p.m. as authorities placed the man in an ambulance after arresting him with a warrant as bail and booking charges remain pending, according to the SB Sheriff's Office.

More information as it becomes available on this developing situation.