Man Arrested in Series of Bay Area Sniper Attacks
A Richmond man was arrested in connection with a series of pellet gun sniping attacks on San Francisco Bay Area freeways, the California Highway Patrol said Wednesday.
Charles M. Brown, 18, was booked into the Richmond Police Department jail on one count of assault with a deadly weapon or force likely to produce great bodily injury.
Brown admitted to involvement in as many as 30 to 35 incidents; additional charges are pending, CHP Officer Peter Barra said.
The CHP is investigating 35 reports of pellet attacks, the latest Tuesday on Interstate 80 between Emeryville and Richmond, where 19 incidents took place. The others occurred in Oakland and in Solano County.
Reports of the attacks started Oct. 30. The only known injury was to a Caltrans worker who sustained a minor flesh wound to the arm. Other incidents involved broken windows or small marks on cars.
Brown was arrested by Richmond police Tuesday night along with two other suspects who were later released pending further investigation.
A slingshot, three air pistols and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition were discovered, the CHP said.
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