LAKEPORT, Calif. – An Upper Lake man has been arrested for robbery, theft and other charges after he threatened a Northshore couple and took boats and tools from their home.

Cory Lynn Bush, 41, was taken into custody Thursday morning, according to Lt. Steve Brooks of the Lake County Sheriff's Office.

Shortly after 7 a.m. Thursday, Lake County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a residence located in the 4000 block of E. State Highway 20 in Nice for a report of a prowler, Brooks said.

He said Central Dispatch advised that the subject could be seen by the homeowner going back and forth from the backyard to their boat. 

While the deputies were still responding, the homeowner told Central Dispatch she thought the subject was now inside the house attacking her husband. She said the subject had threatened both her and her husband with a screwdriver, according to Brooks' report.

Upon arrival, the deputies contacted the homeowners, who said they had confronted the subject, later identified as Bush, Brooks said.

Brooks said the husband found and confronted Bush, who was inside his garage. When he yelled at Bush, he said Bush turned towards him with his arm raised and appeared to be holding a screwdriver or a knife.

The homeowner tried to step away from Bush and fell to the ground. Brooks said Bush then ran out the side door of the residence toward the pier. 

Brooks said the homeowner said he watched as Bush got into their 22-foot Crownline boat, started it and took off across the lake towards Lakeport.

After Bush stole the boat the homeowner discovered that he was also missing a kayak, multiple power tools, an outboard motor and additional items from the garage, Brooks said.

At 8 a.m. Thursday Bush was located with the boat and stolen property in a canal behind Sears, which is located at 2570 S. Main St. in Lakeport, according to Brooks.

Brooks said Bush admitted to stealing the boat, the kayak, outboard motor and multiple tools. Central Dispatch advised that Bush was currently on probation out of Mendocino County for grand theft.

Bush was arrested for robbery, burglary, possession of stolen property, grand theft and for violating his probation, and transported to the Hill Road Correctional Facility and booked on the charges, Brooks said.