A Santa Maria Valley man was arrested early Saturday morning after he allegedly pointed a firearm at two adults hours earlier.
At 12:20 p.m. Friday, Santa Maria police responded to a report of a person with a firearm on the 700 block of East Meehan Street, according to Sgt. Daniel Rios of the Police Deparmtent’s Detective Bureau.
“Patrol officers investigated and determined a suspect pointed a firearm at two adult victims at close range and threatened to kill them,” Rios said.
After officers identified the possible suspect, they obtained arrest and search warrants for the man and his residence.
About 3 a.m. Saturday, detectives, with the assistance of the department’s SWAT Team, served search and arrest warrants at a residence in the 1100 block of Hilltop Drive in Orcutt.
Eric Locksley, 32, and an acquaintance, Rafael Lua Valencia, 30, were both arrested during the warrant-service operation, Rios said.
Locksley was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and criminal threats charges related to the Meehan incident, Rios added.
Valencia was booked on an outstanding felony warrant for resisting a police officer out of Yuba County.
Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to contact Detective Santiago at 805.928.3781, ext. 1362 or the police Communications Center at 805.928.3781, ext. 2277.
