Parolee Arrested After Domestic-Violence Standoff; Multiple Firearms Seized

DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA – Police Friday released the name of a parolee who barricaded himself for about two hours inside a Desert Hot Springs home after police responded to a domestic violence call.

Danilo Flores, 34, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of making criminal threats, assault with a deadly weapon, domestic violence, being a felon in possession of ammunition and possession of stolen property.

Officers were sent at 1:22 p.m. Thursday to the home in the 66200 block of Cahuilla Avenue, said Sgt. Corinn Lindsey. Flores locked himself inside, prompting police to bring in canine units and block off Cactus Drive from Desert View to Buena Vista avenues.

Following Flores' surrender, police also arrested another man who was inside the home.

Andrew Martinez, 39, was booked for two felony vehicle theft warrants, as well as on suspicion of being a felon in possession of ammunition, possession of stolen property and a probation violation, Lindsey said.

Multiple weapons, including a stolen firearm, ammunition and stolen property, were found inside the home, according to the sergeant.

Both men were being held at the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility in Banning.

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--City News Service/Images via Desert Hot Springs police