Local man arrested in California City SWAT incident

By Patric Hedlund and
Marcy Axness, TME

A young man who grew up in the Pine Mountain community was arrested last week for a bomb threat incident in California City that began the night of Wednesday, Jan. 23, and extended into the early morning hours of the next day.

In an interview, a California City Police Department spokesperson said that Shane Robert Weber, 26, was armed with a handgun and making threats at his mother’s home. When officers attempted to make contact, Weber allegedly threatened “to blow up the officers with…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

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Booking photo of Shane Robert Weber, January 24, 2019

Carol-Lee Weber and Shane as an early teen.

Shane Weber in high school.

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