Oak Park Man Arrested After Armed Confrontation And Standoff At Home on Hickory Drive

VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – A 19-year-old Oak Park man was arrested after a standoff outside his home in the 5800 block of Hickory Drive Tuesday.

On July 7, around 1:55 p.m., deputies were dispatched to a report of a man brandishing a firearm on Hickory Drive in Oak Park and while deputies were heading to the scene, dispatchers heard what they believed to be a gunshot while on the line with the person who called in the initial report stated a press release from the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.

Arriving deputies created a perimeter around the home and issued a shelter-in-place warning to nearby residences noted the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.

An initial investigation revealed that two men from Los Angeles, a 47-year-old and a 48-year-old, were doing concrete work in front of the home when they had "a brief interaction" with a 19-year-old who lived at the residence detailed the local law enforcement agency.

According to the Ventura County Sheriff's Office, the men had walked to their vehicle after the exchange when the 19-year-old exited the home, pulled a handgun from his waistband, and pointed the weapon at the two men.

The 19-year-old ordered one of the men out of the vehicle at gunpoint and demanded the keys to the vehicle before unsuccessfully searching one of the men for the keys and returning to the home explained the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies attempted to contact the 19-year-old multiple times over an extended period of time before activating the Sheriff's SWAT team stated the countywide law enforcement agency.

While negotiators attempted to speak with the 19-year-old and SWAT Team members reinforced the perimeter, the 19-year-old broke a window, exited the home and attempted to leave the area before being taken into custody without further incident detailed the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.

A search warrant was executed at the home and investigators found evidence that two rounds had been fired inside of the home, but did not penetrate the building's walls

According to the Ventura County Sheriff's Office, the 19-year-old was booked at the Pre-Trial Detention Facility on the following charges:

• Two counts of PC 245(a)(2)–Assault with a Firearm
• PC 207(a)–Kidnapping
• PC 664/211–Attempted Robbery
• Two counts of PC 246.3–Negligent Discharge of a Firearm
• Two counts PC 32310(a)–Possession of a Large-Capacity Magazine

The 19-year-old is being held on a $500,000 bail and is scheduled to appear today, July 9, in Ventura County Superior Court the local law enforcement agency added.