Man Arrested After Brandishing Shotgun During Argument

A 29-year-old Livermore man was arrested on suspicion of brandishing a shotgun during an argument, Sgt. Todd Madrid said.

At around 1:47 p.m. Saturday, police were sent to a home on the 1300 block of Pine Street, near Rincon Avenue, regarding a verbal argument. As officers were en route they learned that a person in the home was in possession of a shotgun, Madrid said.

All occupants of the home came out of the house except for the reported armed man, later identified as Robert Leal.

When officers arrived a person told police that Leal brandished a shotgun and was acting irrational, Madrid said.

Officers then closed a portion of the street and set up a perimeter around the home.

Leal, who lives at the house, eventually surrendered to police at around 2 p.m. after they called for him to come out using a PA system.

After Leal was detained, police secured the home and found a shotgun, Madrid said.

Leal is scheduled to appear in court at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in Department 701 of the Gale-Schenone Hall of Justice in Pleasanton. He is being held at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin in lieu of $20,000 bail.