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Man Wielding Knife Arrested At Gunpoint In Valencia

A man who was allegedly wielding a knife inside a business was taken into custody at gunpoint in Valencia late Friday evening.

At around 7:30 p.m. Friday, deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station received reports of a disturbance on the 25500 block of Rye Canyon Road in Valencia.

“Deputies responded to a person with a knife disturbing a business,” said Shirley Miller, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.

Once they arrived on scene, deputies were able to detain the individual at gunpoint without incident, Miller added.

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The suspect was subsequently arrested and taken to the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station jail for booking, according to officials.

The exact circumstances leading up to the suspect allegedly wielding the knife are still under investigation.

Photo by Jamie Araki/KHTS News.


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Man Wielding Knife Arrested At Gunpoint In Valencia

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  1. I just said to my husband this morning that Newhall has the stabbings and Castaic and Canyon Country have the shootings. Guess I’ll have to add the knife wielders to Valencia!

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Michael Brown has lived in Santa Clarita his whole life. Graduating from Saugus High School in 2016, he continued to stay local by attending The Master’s University, where he achieved a Bachelor's Degree in Communication. Michael joined KHTS in January of 2018 as a news intern, and has since gone on to become the News Director for the KHTS Newsroom. Since joining KHTS, Michael has covered many breaking news stories (both on scene and on air), interviewed dozens of prominent state and federal political figures, and interacted with hundreds of residents from Santa Clarita. When he is not working, Michael enjoys spending time with his family, as well as reading any comic book he can get his hands on.