Santa Barbara County Sheriff deputies arrested a man brandishing a machete following a five-hour standoff in Santa Maria on Tuesday, the suspect’s second arrest in less than three months.
Shortly after 10 a.m., deputies responded to the 400-block of Ray Road for reports of a man brandishing and threatening a victim with a machete. When deputies arrived, the suspect, 48-year-old Nazario Gonzalez Abrego of Santa Maria, retreated into a residence and refused to come out.
As a precaution, deputies evacuated nearby residents…