Suspect arrested in armed confrontation at Peninsula gym
REDWOOD CITY — A suspect is in custody following an armed confrontation last month at a Redwood City gym, police said.
The incident happened in the early morning hours of Dec. 15 at the Planet Fitness in the 200 block of Walnut Street, according to the Redwood City Police Department.
Two people were involved in a disturbance at the gym, which moved outside and culminated in one pointing a firearm at the other in a “threatening manner,” police said.
The victim retreated into the gym, and the suspect left the scene, according to police. The episode, police added, was captured by surveillance cameras in the area.
Detectives identified the suspect as a 38-year-old man with a last known address of Sharpsburg, Georgia. They obtained a search warrant for the suspect, his vehicle and a storage locker.
On Tuesday, detectives found the man in San Bruno and arrested him on suspicion of assault with a firearm. He was carrying a loaded firearm, police said, adding that a total of five firearms, two replica firearms, multiple high-capacity magazines and 1,500 rounds of ammunition were seized as a result of detectives serving the search warrant.
The man was booked into the Maguire Correctional Facility in Redwood City.
Anyone with information related to the case can contact the police department at 650-780-7100.