Man Holds Girlfriend Hostage, Threatens To Burn Down House: ACPD

AMERICAN CANYON, CA — An American Canyon man is accused of holding his girlfriend hostage Sunday and threatening to burn down the house with her inside, police said.

Shortly after 4 p.m. Sunday, officers with the American Canyon Police Department responded to a report of threats at a residence on Via Bellagio Drive where they learned 39-year-old American Canyon resident Aldwin Bulaun had his girlfriend locked with him in a back bedroom of the home, police said in a news release.

It is alleged that Bulaun was actively preventing her from leaving the bedroom and was making threats to burn the entire house down with her inside, police said.

Officers evacuated other occupants from the home and negotiated with Bulaun to open the bedroom door.

The victim was yelling for help during this time, police said.

Once Bulaun opened the bedroom door, he resisted officers’ directions to comply further, but officers were able to place Bulaun under arrest, police said.

The victim was freed from the bedroom and remained uninjured.

Bulaun was booked into Napa County Department on suspicion of false imprisonment and obstructing and resisting arrest — both felony charges.

As of Monday evening, Bulaun was still in custody and his bail was set at $50,000.