SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — A man stole a pickup truck from a Cambria Community Services District utility yard on Sunday and drove up Highway 1 to Hearst Castle before barricading himself in one of the San Simeon estate’s historic guest houses, officials said.
Jarrod Michael Crockrom, 36, was arrested on suspicion of felony assault with a deadly weapon, receiving stolen property and vandalism of $10,000 or more, plus misdemeanor charges of failure to obey a peace officer and resisting arrest, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office confirmed.
Cambria CSD water operator Art Garney discovered the suspect at about 9 a.m. Sunday at the district utility yard on Rodeo Grounds Road near the Cambria dog park, district acting General Manager Ray Dienzo said, along with a running CSD truck with trailer.