Crime & Safety
Man Robbed, Pistol-Whipped By 3 Petaluma Men: Police
The victim, who suffered head injuries, also said more than $8,000 was stolen from him at an earlier date, police said.
PETALUMA, CA — Petaluma police arrested three men Wednesday morning on suspicion of robbing and assaulting a man earlier this month. The victim said three suspects forced their way into his room Jan. 9 at the Best Western Petaluma Inn at 200 S. McDowell Blvd., then pistol-whipped him and stole clothing.
The victim, who suffered head injuries, also said more than $8,000 was stolen from him at an earlier date, police said.
The victim also informed police the same suspects assaulted him with a firearm Jan. 10 while he was sitting in a vehicle in the 100 block of Howard Street. The victim suffered minor injuries in that assault, police said.
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An officer was able to identify the suspects in the assaults and police got a warrant to search their home, where they found evidence of the two assaults, police said.
Three outbuildings at the suspects' residence were red-tagged by Petaluma building and code enforcement officials as structurally unsound or for habitability concerns, police said.
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The suspects were identified as Bryan East Jr., 34, Troy Manessis, 22, and Mark Williams, 21, all of Petaluma. They were arrested on suspicion of robbery and assault with a deadly weapon and booked into county Jail.
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