Crime & Safety
Man Arrested After 8-Hour Standoff In Pleasant Hill
Chunliam Saechao, 40, will be booked on multiple felonies, including assault with a deadly weapon and attempted homicide of an officer.
PLEASANT HILL, CA — After slightly over eight hours of being barricaded at his residence on the 200 block of Cleopatra Drive in Pleasant Hill, Chunliam Saechao, 40, surrendered to the FBI SWAT Team without further incident, police said Saturday morning. The FBI SWAT team was called in this morning to take over for the Central County SWAT, who planned to revisit the scene at 2 p.m., if necessary.
According to a press release issued by the Pleasant Hill Police Department at 11 a.m., Saechao exited his home at around 7:52 a.m. and was taken into custody. He will be booked on numerous felonies, including assault with a deadly weapon and attempted homicide of a police officer.
The shelter in place was lifted at about 9:24 a.m. and all roads re-opened to thru-traffic, police advised.
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The Pleasant Hill Police Department acknowledge the effort of the Sherman Acres neighborhood and neighboring communities' compliance of the shelter in place despite the heightened fear of this incident. The safety and security of the community were consistently observed and evaluated.
Police say they are grateful that the de-escalation tactics resulted in a peaceful resolution, preventing any physical harm or casualties to law enforcement, personnel or the neighboring community.
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