An assault suspect was taken into custody Tuesday after he allegedly chased an individual with a rake in Canyon Country.
Around 10:45 a.m. Tuesday, deputies responded to the Starbucks Coffee Shop on the 19000 block of Soledad Canyon Road in Canyon Country, said Lt. Doug Morhoff with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.
“An informant called the station saying he saw a male chasing another male with a rake,” Morhoff said.
Deputies were able to locate and detain the suspect at gunpoint shortly after they arrived on scene, according to Sheriff’s officials.
As of 11 a.m., deputies were still on scene investigating, according to Morhoff.
Ed. Note: This is a breaking news story, more information will be added as it becomes available.
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Maybe he wasn’t chasing him. Maybe he was just trying to clean that man’s yard.
Or his hair/clothes———