Rampaging duo push old lady, get Tased

Two men tried to get into Steiner’s a little before 10 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 17, but were already so drunk the bouncer wouldn’t let them in the door. So one of them took a swing at the bouncer, according to police – but was unable to connect.

Done with that, the two 21-year-olds left and, for unknown reasons, began jumping up and down on a car parked on First Street West. The family owning the car intervened, and the two men tried to pick a fight with them, going so far as to shove a 90-year-old woman more than once when she told them to leave. Not to be outdone, the other man threw a bottle at the family members, but missed.

Around that time is when police arrived, and one of the men – the bottle-thrower – saw them and took off running. An officer gave chase, and caught up to the man in Depot Park. Seeing he couldn’t get away, the man turned around, squared off with the officer, and said, “It’s on now!” So the officer Tased him.

The other man – the old-lady-pusher – gave up more easily, and both were cuffed and trotted before the victims as well as several other eyewitnesses, all of whom identified them as the two young men causing all this trouble. Police arrested Alexander Perez, 21, of Sonoma on probation violation as well as felony charges of attempting to harm an elderly person. They also arrested Juan Contreras, 21, of Boyes Hot Springs for felony assault with a deadly weapon (the bottle) as well as resisting arrest.

In other incidents from the past month reported to Valley law enforcement:

Thursday, Oct. 2:

7:22 a.m. – All out of vodka. Despite the early hour, police received an anonymous call that an intoxicated man was laying around on the front porch of a home in the Pueblo Serena Mobile Home Park on Fifth Street West near West MacArthur Street. Authorities arrived to find him there, zonked, with an empty bottle of vodka at hand. They arrested a 59-year-old transient, and took him to county jail.

10:52 p.m. – Not on the wagon. Authorities received reports of a disturbance in the 500 block of Second Street West, and arrived to find a 59-year-old male, of Santa Rosa, displaying “symptoms of intoxication.” This was unfortunate, since the man was on probation and disallowed from consuming alcohol in any way, shape or form. He was arrested and booked into county jail.

Sunday, Oct. 5:

3:52 a.m. – Driving while aggro. Police noticed a black BMW was moving very slowly – 15 mph in a 30 zone – while traveling on La Mancha Way. They followed behind, which apparently unnerved the driver: He began acting strangely, waving his hand out the window, pulling over, pulling back onto the road, honking his horn and, finally, stopping to yell “What the f--- is your problem!” at authorities. At that point the man got out of his car, and officers told him to get back in, which he refused to do, saying, “I don’t have to!” After things escalated he finally complied and got down on the ground. Finding no evidence that the man, a 61-year-old El Verano resident, was drunk or intoxicated, officers cited him for obstructing/resisting a peace officer and let him go.

Thursday, Oct. 9:

12:04 p.m. – The papaya juice helps. An alert officer noticed a white Honda Accord – one known to be owned by 68-year-old man who is not allowed to drink, per his probation – turning into Vineyard Market on the corner of Highway 12 and Verano Avenue. Suspecting the man may be breaking his probation terms, the officer pulled around the block, parked, and waited. Soon the man emerged from Vineyard Market carrying a small bottle of cheap vodka and a can of papaya juice. The officer intercepted him and tested his blood alcohol content, which came back at .012 – proving, beyond a doubt, that he is not following the terms of his parole. The man was arrested for probation violation.

Saturday, Oct. 11:

10:14 p.m. – Dickie finds the drugs. A routine traffic stop on Fifth Street West turned into something bigger after an officer smelled marijuana wafting from the vehicle.

The officer had stopped the silver Volkswagon Jetta near Leveroni Road due to a bad registration. Smelling the weed, he called in “Dickie,” the dog half of Sonoma’s K-9 unit, to investigate further. Dickie did indeed locate some marijuana in the vehicle. He also located methamphetamines, pills, a scale and a glass pipe.

Authorities arrested 52-year-old Rita Victoria Perez of Vallejo and 32-year-old Anita Quintana of Fairfield, and charged them with felony possession, transporting controlled substances, and felony possession of controlled substances with intent to sell.

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