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Three Arrested Following Disturbance at Arden Fair Mall



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(Sacramento, CA)
Thursday, December 27, 2012

Update: 10:50 a.m. Thursday

Three teens were arrested and booked into jail Wednesday following a disturbance at Arden Fair Mall that resulted in the shopping center being put on lockdown for about an hour.
 
According to a story on the KCRA website, Sacramento police said  Dremon O'Deal, 19, and Louis Santiago, 18, were booked into the Sacramento County Jail on charges of fighting in a public place. A 15-year-old was also booked on charges of fighting in public, police said. 
 
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Dremon O'Deal, left, and Louis Santiago

Visit the Sacramento Bee website for more on the story.
 
 

Update: 6:40 p.m. Wednesday

Four teenagers were arrested in connection with the lockdown at Arden Fair Mall Wednesday afternoon.

The Sacramento Police and Sheriff's Departments responded to multiple calls from people who thought they heard shots fired shortly before five o'clock.

Police Officer Doug Morse said video surveillance showed what happened.

"There were a group of juveniles who for whatever reason decided to go through the mall up near the food court and they were just causing a disturbance - they were pushing people around, pushing people down, knocking over signs and just causing that disturbance," Morse said.

Morse said about 20 teenagers were involved, but that no shots were fired.  Security locked down the mall with customers inside stores for about an hour.

The mall re-opened by 6 p.m.

Update: 6:20 p.m.

Sacramento police said the mall lockdown was caused by 20 juveniles running through the facility, intentionally knocking over people and signs. Four people were arrested, and no gun was involved.
 
 

Update: 6:06 p.m.

Fox40News tweets:
 
Aden's head of security Steve Reed: About 20 people involved in the fight. Four are in custody. Stores are  opening back up.
 
Reed added that the whole thing was caught on mall surveillance.
 
 

Update: 5:53 p.m.

Sacramento Police tweet: Arden Mall is open to the public, reports of shooting and or subject with a gun are unfounded.
 
 

Update: 5:42 p.m.

According to the Sacramento Police Twitter feed, any reports of gunfire at the Arden Fair Mall during this afternoons' disturbance are "unfounded."

Update: 5:40 pm.

Sacramento Police and Sheriff's Deparments responded to a call of a person with a gun.  Madeline Adams was in the mall during the 4 o'clock hour to do some after-Christmas shopping

"I was walking down the row and I saw security guards running towards the other end of the mall and I saw everyone fleeing into stores and doors being locked," Adams said.

Adams says she followed suit and was locked down inside the Pottery Barn. She says as of 5:20, the mall was being evacuated. Other people in the mall told Adams there was a fight in the food court.

The figth at Arden Fair Mall Wednesday afternoon started at the Food Court near Nordstroms.
 
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