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Weekend fight results in four arrests

CLEARLAKE, Calif. – An early morning fight in Clearlake on Saturday led to several arrests.


Four Clearlake residents were taken into custody as a result of the incident, according to Clearlake Police Sgt. Rodd Joseph.


Those arrested included two juveniles, whose names were not released due to their minor status, and Anthony Monize, 20, and 19-year-old Ian Griffith.


At 12:08 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, Clearlake Police officers were dispatched to a report of a 10-person fight in the parking lot of the Arrowhead Resort at 5735 Old Highway 53, Joseph said.


When officers arrived on scene they discovered a large fight still in progress, Joseph said. As the officers approached, the fight quickly broke up and all involved parties began fleeing on foot.


A majority of the group ran towards a nearby residence and went inside. Joseph said Monize was arrested by police in the parking lot and charged with public intoxication. He later was released on a citation with a pending court date.


Joseph said officers chased several of the subjects and caught a 15-year-old male Clearlake resident as he was trying to get into the residence. The suspect was physically combative and made several attempts to physically strike officers.


After several minutes of struggling and with the assistance of other officers, the teenager finally was taken into custody, Joseph said.


The male juvenile was placed into the back seat of a patrol vehicle. Joseph said the teen managed to kick out a patrol car window, and was charged with felony vandalism, resisting police officer and public intoxication. He later was booked into the Lake County Juvenile Hall.


Officers ended up forcing entry into the home where numerous adults and juveniles were located, Joseph said.


A 16-year-old female Clearlake resident was found on scene and refused to comply with officers’ orders. Joseph said the girl ultimately was arrested and placed into the backseat of a police vehicle.


The teen claimed that police could not touch her due to the fact that she was a juvenile, Joseph said. While she was in the backseat of the patrol car, she began kicking at the patrol car window and actually managed to bend the window frame from the car.


Joseph said the girl was charged with resisting police officer, public intoxication and vandalism, and booked into the Lake County Juvenile Hall.


Griffith was found on scene and also arrested. Joseph said Griffith was charged with public intoxication and booked into the Lake County Jail.


In June, Griffith was wounded during the late-night shooting that killed 4-year-old Skyler Rapp. Four others also were injured.


During the investigation of the incident, officers had to clear from the scene to respond to other priority calls for service, Joseph said.


The case has been forwarded to the Lake County District Attorney Office and to the Lake County Juvenile Probation Department for review, Joseph said.


Any person with information about a crime occurring in the city of Clearlake is asked to contact the Clearlake Police Department at 707-994-8251. Callers may remain anonymous.


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