Crime & Safety
'Family Disturbance' In Coachella Leads To 18-Year-Old Man's Arrest
The situation turned into a police standoff that eventually led to a surrender without incident, according to authorities.
COACHELLA VALLEY, CA — An 18-year-old man who allegedly threatened family members in the Coachella Valley this week remained jailed Tuesday afternoon in lieu of $500,000 bail.
Damian Ortiz of Coachella was taken into custody just after 5 p.m. Monday following an alleged family disturbance at a home in the 50000 block of Paseo Cadiz in Coachella.
When deputies first responded to the address just after 3 p.m. that same day, they tried to speak to Ortiz, but he refused to exit the residence, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
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A standoff ensued, and the sheriff’s Crisis Negation Team was called in, leading to Ortiz's ultimate surrender without incident, the sheriff's department reported.
A search warrant served at the residence turned up several firearms, ammunition and two airsoft pistols, according to the sheriff's department.
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Ortiz is being held at Indio's John Benoit Detention Center on suspicion of felony terrorist threats.
No further information was available.
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