FALLBROOK (CNS) - A 22-year-old man was behind bars Tuesday for allegedly barricading himself in a Fallbrook apartment for hours in an apparent effort to delay his arrest in connection with an outstanding warrant.
Authorities searching for Joshua Villegas, who was named in a felony arrest warrant for assault with a deadly weapon, spotted him as he arrived at an apartment complex on Alturas Road near Sancado Terrace shortly before 3:30 p.m. Monday, according to sheriff's officials.
At the time, Villegas was believed to have been armed and dangerous.
San Diego Fugitive Task Force officers obtained a search warrant and surrounded it the apartment, but Villegas remained inside.
Deputies cleared people out of surrounding rental units as a precaution.
A sheriff's department SWAT team was then summoned, sheriff's Sgt. Christopher Davis said.
Villegas surrendered and exited the unit shortly before 6 p.m. and was taken into custody.
Villegas was subsequently booked into jail and was being held in lieu of $200,000 bail, according to sheriff's officials and jail records.
