MAGALIA, Calif. — A Santa Barbara parolee was arrested in Magalia on Monday after deputies interrupted a burglary and found an urn belonging to the homeowner’s family, and other stolen items, inside his car.
At 2:13 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 20, the Butte County Sheriff’s Office said their deputies responded to a burglary in progress at a home on the 14000 block of Magnolia Drive. When they arrived, the BCSO said deputies located 58-year-old parolee Bryan McNeil of Santa Barbara on the property.
Officials said McNeil initially ignored deputies’ commands and attempted to walk away before being safely detained…