RIVERSIDEÂ – A convicted felon who allegedly barricaded himself in a Temecula motel room when deputies tried to arrest him on outstanding warrants, leading to a two-hour standoff, was charged today with probation violations.
Christopher Adam Williams, 38, was arrested Monday following the confrontation with law enforcement in the 27000 block of Jefferson Avenue.
Williams is being held in lieu of $1 million bail at the Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta and was slated to make his initial court appearance Wednesday afternoon at the Riverside Hall of Justice.
According to Sgt. Jesse Maldonado of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, deputies were called to the motel at about 1 p.m. Monday in response to a disturbance and learned that Williams was holed up in a room that wasn’t his, refusing to vacate it.
“A records check revealed three outstanding felony warrants for Williams,” Maldonado said, adding that the warrants were tied to his prior convictions for domestic violence and resisting arrest. “Despite repeated verbal commands from deputies, Williams persisted in his non-compliant behavior, necessitating the precautionary evacuation of neighboring guests.”
Deputies tried to negotiate the defendant’s surrender over the ensuing two hours, but Williams remained barricaded in the room, refusing to emerge, the sergeant alleged.
“To facilitate Williams’ surrender, tear gas was strategically deployed into the room, prompting him to exit peacefully,” Maldonado said.  The defendant was not injured, nor were any deputies. It was unclear whether the motel room sustained damage.
Along with domestic violence and resisting arrest, Williams also has priors for possession of controlled substances and being under the influence of drugs, according to court records.
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