Escaped attempted murder suspect captured

By Editor | Jun 24, 2012

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LAKEPORT, Calif. – A Lakeport man who escaped from police following a Friday night fight in Lakeport has been captured.

Raymond Richard Casillas, 22, was taken into custody Saturday evening by the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office, according to Sgt. Dale Stoebe of the Lakeport Police Department.

Stoebe said an astute citizen recognized Casillas based on information released by police, and tipped the Sonoma County Sheriff’s office to a residence in the Windsor area where Casillas was located and taken into custody without incident.

Casillas is in the process of being returned to Lake County, where Stoebe said Casillas will be booked and face charges stemming from allegations of an attempted homicide on Friday night in the area of Central Park Avenue and Shady Oak Street in Lakeport.

Casillas also is facing charges of assault with a deadly weapon, being a felon in possession of a firearm and violating parole, according to Lakeport Police.

He allegedly attempted to shoot another person during the Friday fight, with police reporting that they recovered a modified rifle that they believe Casillas used.

After the fight Casillas was detained, but he allegedly escaped from a patrol car with the help of 21-year-old Dana Rochelle Hueners of Lakeport, police said. Hueners later was arrested.

Lake County Jail booking records on Saturday night showed that Casillas was being held on a no-bail parole violation hold.

Anyone with additional information regarding the fight is encouraged to call Officer Gary Basor or Detective Robert Jordan at the Lakeport Police Department, 707-263-5491, or email info@lakeportpolice.org .

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