Violating Parole for Dummies
Santa Barbara County:
Rule Number One of Being On Parole: don’t carry a gun.
Rule Number Two: don’t mess with methamphetamine.
Rule Number Three: when the cops show up, don’t dare the cops to bust down doors to arrest you.
Unfortunately, this simple tenets for successfully completing one’s parole were ignored by Jose Villareal, 27, on the night of September 28th when deputies showed up at his apartment following a 911 Emergency call from his wife. According to Santa Barbara County Sheriff Public Information Officer Drew Sugars in his report to the media, Villareal’s wife called to report a serious argument and threats of violence from her husband, whom she indicated was “under the influence of drugs.”
Jose Villarreal
When SBSD deputies arrived at their Orcutt apartment, Villareal’s wife further indicated that her husband was in possession of a firearm and was “hiding in a nearby apartment with an adult female.” When deputies went to the neighboring apartment to make contact with Villareal, the female occupant, Rubi Acevedo, 36, denied them entry and was promptly taken into custody for interfering with their investigation. “When we arrived at the house, the parolee that was wanted saw the deputies coming into his apartment and he went upstairs and barricaded himself in a bedroom,” says Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Lieutenant Erik Raney.
Rubi Acevedo
By this time deputies had determined that Villareal was a fugitive wanted parolee, and rather than force the isse with an armed suspect, SBSD Special Enforcement Team and the Hostage Negotiation Team were summoned to the scene. Upon their arrival, Sheriff’s deputies and members of the Guadalupe Police Department began an orderly evacuation of the residences in proximity to the apartment building. Three hours later, following continuous verbal contact with Villareal by the Hostage Negotiation deputies, Villareal emerged from his barricaded position and allowed himself to be taken into custody.
Villareal was then transported to Santa Barbara County Jail and booked on charges of possession of methamphetamine, being under the influence of methamphetamine, and obstructing an officer. He’s currently held on a no-bail parole warrant and will, hopefully, have a chance to carefully review The Rules of Being On Parole, which he seems to have forgotten.
Photos: Courtesy Santa Barbara County Jail Booking
Read more:
Santa Maria Times: Parolee Surrenders After Orcutt Standoff
KCOY: Neighbors React to Orcutt Standoff
BailonDemand: Parolee Surrenders After Hours-Long Standoff
