Teen Caught on Video using Pepper Spray at Sacramento Mall

by Staff Report , June 27, 2013

SACRAMENTO – Juan Miguel Pantoja, 19, was arrested Wednesday for the dispensing of pepper spray in the Arden Fair Mall in Sacramento. Sacramento police detectives served a search warrant at Pantoja’s Vacaville home. He was booked without incident into the Sacramento County Jail.

Juan Miguel Pantoja,19

On June 1, 2013 multiple people were involved in an altercation at the Arden Fair Mall that escalated when one subject deployed pepper spray. The group quickly scattered, but other civilians who were not involved felt the stringent wrath of the aerosol agent. Mall security chief Steve Reed stated that the incidence occurred in the food court, and there was evident video footage. Arden Fair Mall is comprehensive in its security coverage, with cameras covering thousands of square feet.

The surveillance video is below:

Fox40 news report with video of the incident

The Sacramento Bee: Caught on tape: Teen booked for stinging pepper spray incident at Sacramento mall

Fox 40: Teen Arrested for Arden Fair Pepper Spraying

Silo Breaker: Teen Arrested for Arden Fair Pepper Spraying Incident

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