PERRIS (CNS) - A clerk at a Perris business was allegedly pepper-sprayed today during a confrontation with a 27-year-old man, who was immediately apprehended.David Chavez of Riverside was arrested on suspicion of unlawful use of
tear gas and brandishing a weapon not in self defense, both misdemeanors,
according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.Chavez was cited and released from custody.According to sheriff's Sgt. Daniel McAuliffe, Chavez went into a
business in the 1300 block of Jet Way, near Western Way, about 11:30 a.m. and
was involved in an unspecified dispute with the victim, whose name was not
disclosed.McAuliffe alleged that the clerk was pepper-sprayed, and that Chavez
additionally "displayed what the victim believed was a firearm." However, the
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