Santa Rosa police<\/a>, officers were called to the 400 block of Sonoma Avenue shortly before 5 p.m. Police said they received a report of a person with a shotgun threatening a subcontractor performing utility work.<\/p>\nOfficers arrived on the scene in about three minutes. The worker told police that the suspect exited a home, pointed a shotgun at him and threatened to shoot him over the noise.<\/p>\n
Police were able to quickly find the suspect’s home. Officers said they made repeated attempts to contact the suspect over the span of nearly two hours.<\/p>\n
As they were trying to reach the suspect, police used a drone for an aerial view of the incident, while a K-9 and emergency medical personnel were brought to the area.<\/p>\n
Officers eventually were able to contact the suspect’s adult son inside the home, and both men left the home following continued negotiations, police said.<\/p>\n
Police said the suspect refused commands and attempted to go back into the home as officers attempted to take him into custody. The man, later identified as 66-year-old Jay Dana Joseph, was taken into custody on the front porch shortly before 6:55 p.m.<\/p>\n
The suspect’s son was released after officers determined he was not involved in the incident. No injuries were reported.<\/p>\n
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Items that Santa Rosa police said were seized after a man suspected of threatening a PG&E worker outside his home was arrested on July 10, 2026.<\/p>\n
Santa Rosa Police Department.<\/p>\n
During a warrant search of the home, police said they found multiple weapons, including a loaded 12-gague shotgun, rifle and a handgun that was reported stolen. Suspected methamphetamine was also found.<\/p>\n
Joseph was booked into the Sonoma County Jail on suspicion of multiple offenses, including criminal threats, brandishing a firearm, assault with a firearm and possession of a loaded firearm while possessing a controlled substance. He is also accused of possession of methamphetamine for sale and possession of a stolen firearm.<\/p>\n
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