(KRON) — The Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety (RPDOPS) said a man armed with a knife was tackled by officers in the parking lot after going on a pepper spray attack at Walmart in which he targeted several people, including an employee.
RPDOPS said it received a call at 2:28 p.m. reporting a fight in the electronics section of Walmart on the 4600 block of Redwood Drive. When officers arrived, they discovered the suspect had left the store but soon tracked him down in the parking lot where he was holding a large knife.
Officers said the man dropped the knife after a brief standoff but would not comply with officers’ commands to surrender. After the man refused again to surrender, officers tackled the suspect and took him into custody. Officials said, “the suspect continued to resist so officers had to place him in a ‘maximum restraint’ which immobilizes his arms torso and legs.”
The Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety said they learned the suspect, identified as Randolf Knoblock, 45, of Santa Rosa, had assaulted multiple people during the incident. It is not yet clear what led to the pepper spray attack.
Knoblock was booked into jail for assault with pepper spray and assault with a deadly weapon. Officials said his bail was increased due to the “unprovoked nature of the assaults.”
RPDOPS said two customers were treated and released at the scene for exposure to pepper spray. One employee was taken to a nearby hospital for minor injuries to their hand.
If anyone has any video of the incident, or additional information, they are asked to contact Officer R. Jones at Rjones@rpcity.org.
(KRON) — The Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety (RPDOPS) said a man armed with a knife was tackled by officers in the parking lot after going on a pepper spray attack at Walmart in which he targeted several people, including an employee. RPDOPS said it received a call at 2:28 p.m. reporting a fight […]