Man in custody after shots fired
By Terry Murry on Thursday, March 16th, 2023 in Columbia Basin News More Top Stories
News release from the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office:
Tonight (03.16.2023) at approximately 7:00 p.m. deputies were dispatched to the Locust Trailer Court, 1501 N Elizabeth St in Milton-Freewater. A 911 caller reported hearing a gunshot and seeing a man holding a gun near a parked vehicle.
While deputies were enroute, additional information received reported the man was acting erratic, pointing the gun at vehicles, jumping back and forth, screaming, getting in and out of the parked vehicle and walking around with a gun. He then reportedly fired the gun again.
Umatilla County Deputies, together with Oregon State Police , Walla Walla County Sheriff’s Office and Milton-Freewater City Police arrived on scene. Officers approached the man on foot. Sergeant Jon Roberts with the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office used de-escalation techniques to eventually convince the man to surrender without incident.
No injuries were reported. A firearm stolen out of Walla Walla, WA in 2018 was recovered at the scene.
The man was identified as Luis Antonio ANGEL FREGOSO (30-years-old from Milton-Freewater. He was arrested and lodged at the Umatilla County Jail for Unlawful Use of a Weapon x 2, Theft 1 by Receiving, Disorderly Conduct 2 and Reckless Endangering. He appeared intoxicated at the time of his arrest.
A sincere thank you to our partners in law enforcement who responded to assist with this call.
Editor’s note: This release was corrected to reflect the incident took place on March 16, fixing a typo. A correction was made also in the first name of the sergeant. Josh Roberts, who is now a lieutenant, was corrected to Sgt. Jon Roberts.
