​Barricade Lasts Nearly 17 Hours Before Suspect Surrenders in El Monte

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Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

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EL MONTE - A resident was arrested and accused of assault with a deadly weapon after his dog allegedly charged towards an officer Saturday afternoon.

Police responded to the 11400 block of Lambert Avenue around 3:20 p.m. April 18 to a report of a vicious dog which allegedly tried to bite a resident. During an interview with the resident, an El Monte officer fired his weapon at the dog after it allegedly charged at them, according to Lt. Pete Rasic of the El Monte Police Department.

“The dog was shot at, but not hit,” Rasic told SGV CityWatch.

The dog’s owner, 33-year-old Michael Montenegro, called his pet back to him and reportedly made threats towards officers. He went into his home, Rasic told SGV CityWatch.

Montenegro, an El Monte resident, refused to exit for officers until 8 a.m. Sunday morning when he surrendered. The dog was taken away by animal control.

Montenegro was booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. He is being held in lieu of $50,000 bail.