Oceano man convicted for 2018 police standoff in first jury trial since pandemic
A 42-year-old Oceano man was convicted Wednesday of multiple felony counts related to a seven-hour standoff with sheriff’s deputies in July 2018, according to the county District Attorney’s Office.
David Carl Angello was found guilty of two counts of deterring a peace officer by threat of force and two counts of criminal threats in the first jury trial since the pandemic arrived in mid-March.
The jury also found that Angello personally used a deadly or dangerous weapon while deterring a peace officer.
The incident occurred on July 7, 2018, after deputies responded to a citizen’s report of vandalism. Angello was identified as the suspect.
Angello fled into his residence, “kicking off a nearly seven-hour standoff with law enforcement,” the DA’s Office said in a news release.
Suspect threatened deputies during standoff
During the course of events, which began about 3:20 a.m., Angello retreated inside the home to a bedroom, brandished a weapon at the deputies and threatened them.
In the early stages of the incident, Angello brandished a carbon-dioxide-powered BB pistol at deputies while threatening several times to shoot them.
About 10:30 a.m., Angello stepped outside the home and deputies “utilized a less lethal use of force, a rubber projectile to disable Angello,” according to the sheriff’s new release at the time.
With assistance from the Sheriff’s Office K9 unit, Angello was taken into custody without further incident. He was then taken to a local hospital for a dog bite injury, officials said.
Angello’s roommate, who was uninvolved in the incident, was also in the residence, “heightening the critical nature of the incident and fear of a hostage situation,” District Attorney Dan Dow said.
“Deputies retreated, repositioned and eventually brought in a tactical negotiations team before apprehending the defendant,” Dow noted.
DA thanks the jury
“The involved deputies exercised admirable tact, composure, and restraint during this incident, and we are extremely grateful that no one was injured,” Dow said in a statement. “When a suspect brandishes a firearm, replica or otherwise, at law enforcement while making threats, it is likely to be met with the use of deadly force. As a result of these deputies’ training and professionalism, such a result was avoided.”
Dow added that the office is “very grateful to the jurors who responded to the summons and served during this COVID-19 pandemic.”
“The jurors were patient and cooperative with the new safety protocols, while maintaining focus on the evidence and returning a just verdict,” Dow said.
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