A 39-year-old convicted felon was arrested Thursday after allegedly punching three feminine athletes throughout a women’ basketball recreation in Corona and threatening college students with a gun, police mentioned.
The incident was reported round 8:35 p.m. Jan. 24 after a struggle broke out throughout a basketball recreation at Centennial Excessive Faculty towards Santiago Excessive Faculty.
Witnesses instructed police that two college students from each groups had been concerned in a struggle on the court docket, and when the altercation was over, the stepfather of one of many gamers allegedly punched three women earlier than being restrained. One of many women was 14 years previous, police mentioned.
The suspect left the gymnasium and witnesses heard him point out he was getting a gun, police mentioned.
That’s when the suspect walked to the parking zone and allegedly obtained a gun from his automobile. He then allegedly pointed the gun at a number of college students and threatened to shoot them earlier than driving away.
The suspect was ultimately recognized as Thaddis Brooks of Perris, who was described as a convicted felon.
Officers searched his residence, and whereas no gun was situated, authorities discovered greater than 40 canines on his property, police mentioned.
He faces the next expenses: willful hurt of a kid, making terrorist threats and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
So far as the canines, authorities later mentioned that Brooks is a licensed breeder and that the animals — mastiffs, cane corsos and bulldogs — are in good situation.
He’s being held on $350,000 bail.
Brooks had beforehand been convicted of constructing prison threats and felony narcotics expenses, officers mentioned.
The Corona-Norco Faculty District mentioned it is going to enact new security measures at athletic occasions after the violent incident.
