{"id":3792,"date":"2026-07-05T05:40:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T05:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3792"},"modified":"2026-07-05T05:40:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T05:40:13","slug":"barricaded-antioch-man-arrested-after-hours-long-negotiations-with-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3792","title":{"rendered":"Barricaded Antioch man arrested after hours-long negotiations with police"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>ANTIOCH \u2014 An Antioch man with an outstanding warrant was arrested after barricading himself inside an apartment for hours Friday, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3791\">Photos: America marks 250 years of independence with parades and fireworks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Antioch Police Officers arrived at a residential building on the 1600 block of Aster Drive after a call was made to dispatch at 11 a.m. alerting officials to a disturbance involving a man who was possibly injured and bleeding.<\/p>\n<p>The man was asked to exit his unit to receive medical care.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe refused, barricaded himself inside, threatened to harm officers and to set the apartment on fire, and was seen in possession of a gasoline container,\u201d the Antioch Police Department said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Officers evacuated nearby apartments out of precaution. The man eventually exited the home around 4:09 p.m. after hours of negotiations by the department\u2019s crisis negotiators and SWAT team, with support from a mobile crisis response team through Contra Costa Health\u2019s Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime crisis program.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3789\">Eldridge\u2019s 458-foot blast headlines SF Giants\u2019 Fourth of July win vs. Rockies<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The man was transported to a nearby medical facility after being assessed by paramedics. He\u2019ll be booked into the Martinez Detention Facility for his outstanding warrant after being medically cleared. The Contra Costa County District Attorney\u2019s Office could bring additional charges against the man.<\/p>\n<p>Those with more information on the incident are asked to contact the department at 925-778-2441.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3787\">Paul Pelosi, 86, named suspected driver behind misdemeanor hit-and-run in Napa County<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cHe refused, barricaded himself inside, threatened to harm officers and to set the apartment on fire, and was seen in possession of a gasoline container,\u201d the Antioch Police Department said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":836,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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