Mendocino County authorities arrest Lakeport man for criminal threats
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NORTH COAST, Calif. – Mendocino County authorities over the weekend arrested a Lakeport man after he threatened to kill his girlfriend.
Brian Richard Gard, 33, was arrested following an incident that occurred early Sunday, according to a report from Sgt. Mike Dygert of the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office.
Shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday, a Mendocino County Sheriff’s deputy was dispatched to a possible domestic violence incident in the 100 block of West Lake Mendocino Drive in Ukiah, Dygert said.
Upon arriving at the scene, the deputy learned that Gard and a 42-year-old Lakeport woman were traveling in a vehicle northbound on Highway 101 near Ukiah when they became involved in an argument, Dygert said.
Dygert said the woman asked that Gard stop the vehicle and let her exit so she could have a relative pick her up.
Gard drove the vehicle to a gas station at the 100 block of West Lake Mendocino Drive and parked the car, according to Dygert.
Dygert said Gard then threatened to kill the woman if she exited the vehicle, causing her to called 911 to report the incident.
Deputies learned Gard and the adult female were in a cohabitant dating relationship and subsequently arrested Gard for criminal threats, Dygert said.
Gard was booked into the Mendocino County Jail where he was to be held in lieu of $20,000 bail, according to Dygert’s report.