CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Clearlake Police officers – with the help of the agency’s K9 – took a Clearlake man into custody on Saturday after he allegedly shot at his two roommates.

Kenneth Leslie Johnson, 44, was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon and negligent discharge of a firearm after the incident, which police said took place just before 5 p.m. Saturday.

Sgt. Tim Hobbs reported that Clearlake Police officers were dispatched to a residence in the 13500 block of Arrowhead Road for a report of a subject shooting at two of his roommates.  

When they arrived they found the two alleged victims, 47-year-old Scott Anderson and 61-year-old Jane Robinson, who were not injured but had fled their residence and were next door, Hobbs said.

Officers set up a perimeter around the residence as the suspect, identified as Johnson, was reported to still be inside the residence armed with a shotgun, Hobbs said. Additionally the road in front of the residence was closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic.  

Hobbs said medical personnel from Lake County Fire were dispatched to the area and staged a short distance away as a precautionary measure.  

After failed attempts over the next 30 minutes to get Johnson to come out of the house, officers and Clearlake Police K9 “Dex” entered the residence, Hobbs said.

Johnson was located inside of the residence in a bedroom and surrendered without resistance as Dex entered the room he was in, said Hobbs.

The shotgun used in the shooting was located, loaded within reach of Johnson, who Hobbs said was then arrested.

Johnson, whose booking sheet lists him as a security officer, was booked with bail set at $50,000. Jail records showed Johnson remained in custody on Monday morning.

Hobbs said the Clearlake Police Department thanked the community for donations to the K9 program.  

Without those donations that completely fund the K9 program the purchase of Dex would not have been possible and the outcome of this incident could have ended much worse, Hobbs said.