Residents evacuated in southeast Modesto as suspect barricades himself inside home
Residents in southeast Modesto were evacuated from their homes Wednesday morning after a man lit a Molotov cocktail and threatened to throw it at his roommate.
The incident started just before 10 a.m. in the 3200 block of Poppypatch Drive.
Authorities said the suspect barricaded himself inside his home when officers arrived.
Officers evacuated neighbors and closed the roadway to traffic in the immediate area surrounding the suspect’s home.
At about 11:30 a.m. the suspect came out of the house and was detained by officers.
Benjamin Flores , 46 ,was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and making criminal threats with intent to terrorize.
Modesto Police Department spokeswoman Sharon Bear did not have information about what Flores ultimately did with the Molotov cocktail but said he did not throw it at his roommate.
This story was originally published February 17, 2021 at 12:43 PM.
