Police: Santa Rosa cemetery caretaker fires gun over man talking on phone
SANTA ROSA – A man talking on his phone at Santa Rosa Memorial Park cemetery early Saturday was confronted by a caretaker who pointed a gun at him and ordered him to leave -- then fired into the ground, police said.
The victim said the man in a work uniform approached on a bike and confronted him about "people yelling on his property," police said.
He pulled a firearm from his waistband, pointed it at the victim, and demanded he leave, then fired a round that struck the ground a few feet away, police said. The man was last seen riding his bike on the cemetery grounds.
Alejandro Guerrero-Barragan, 29, of Santa Rosa, a caretaker at the cemetery, was arrested and accused of assault with a deadly weapon and possession of brass knuckles, a dirk or dagger, and a collapsible baton, police said. No firearm was immediately located.