Summary: Man Arrested After RV Fire and Hours-Long Standoff in Santa Rosa
A 47-year-old Santa Rosa resident, Jeramy Patton, was arrested early Saturday after allegedly climbing onto an occupied RV, threatening violence, and setting the vehicle on fire during a lengthy police standoff.
According to the Santa Rosa Police Department:
- The incident began around 11 p.m. Friday when officers responded to reports of a man refusing to come down from the roof of an RV.
- Patton allegedly claimed he had a firearm, dynamite in a backpack, and intended to burn the RV.
- Police said he had made erratic statements earlier in the week and had threatened to provoke officers into shooting him.
- During the standoff, officers monitored him with a drone.
- Around 1 a.m., he allegedly set the RV on fire and used a crowbar to damage its air-conditioning unit.
- Authorities closed Santa Rosa Avenue while responding to the incident.
- As the fire caused the RV roof to begin collapsing, officers used less-lethal rubber bullets, while firefighters extinguished the blaze with a low-pressure hose.
- After several hours, Patton agreed to come down and was taken into custody.
Patton was booked on:
- Felony arson
- Felony vandalism
- Two misdemeanor counts for resisting a police officer and violating a court order
His bail was set at $75,000. He was first taken to a hospital for evaluation before being booked into the Sonoma County Jail.
No injuries to RV occupants were reported in the article.
