Suspect at-large after Sunday morning standoff in Salinas

UPDATE: A standoff that involved heavy police presence has ended in north Salinas, with no sign of the suspect, according to Salinas Police.

Police arrived at Amador Circle around 7 a.m. after members of the household called police, saying that their roommate had threatened them.

Authorities say the suspect is 37-year old Rodney Sablan, a known Norteo gang member. They also say Sablan had made several death threats towards other people in the home and also held down a 66-year-old man preventing him from calling police.

Sablan managed to get away between the time police received the phone call and before officers arrived on scene,

Sablan is a parolee wanted for drug charges and gang enhancements.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Sablan is encouraged to contact the Salinas Police Department at 1 (800) 782-7463.

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Heavy police presence on Amador Circle in North Salinas this morning.

More than a dozen responders, including SWAT, have gathered. SPD is not releasing any details yet.

KION News Channel 5 will continue to update this article.

Liliana Muoz, Producer, liliana.munoz@kionrightnow.com