No injuries to sheriff's deputies were reported.
County sheriff's vehicles were seen outside the casino, located just off the 5 Freeway and less than a mile from the Citadel Outlets.
Eventually they took him into custody using less-lethal force. The Sheriff's Department says deputies were called on a report of a man pointing a knife at casino security and refusing to leave.ĭeputies responded with crisis negotiators and a mental-health evaluation team. at the casino in the 6100 block of Telegraph Road. and the man was being transported to a local hospital, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. (KABC) - A man armed with a knife was involved in a standoff with deputies inside the Commerce Casino for more than two hours Tuesday morning. A standoff at the Commerce Casino involving a man with a knife ended after about two hours with the man being transported to a hospital.ĬOMMERCE, Calif.
