MALIBU, Calif. (KABC) — An assault with a deadly weapon suspect was taken into custody Wednesday morning after an hourslong standoff that prompted the closure of the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu.
The incident started around 1 a.m. when deputies noticed a vehicle with expired tags parked in a no stopping zone. Deputies then determined that the driver was wanted for violating parole.
That’s when the man sprayed deputies with a fire extinguisher at PCH and Westward Beach Road, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The deputies were not injured.
The suspect eventually ended up barricading himself inside the vehicle less than a mile away. That prompted the closure of both sides of the PCH between Busch Drive and…
