Valley Springs, CA – The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office has released new details regarding a standoff with an armed suspect in Valley Springs this week.
As we reported on Wednesday (1/15), the suspect, 32-year-old Octavio Hernandez, of Valley Springs, fired at deputies, forcing them to shoot back, relayed investigators. The incident began on Tuesday (1/14) morning with a public alert issued by the sheriff’s office regarding deputies actively looking for a suspect believed to be armed with a firearm in the 400 Block of Buena Vista Court in the community of Jenny Lind. Hernandez was located in the Calaveras River Canyon, south of Buena Vista Court, setting off a more than 30-hour standoff.
The updated summary of the incident incorporates previously available information and new information collected from the ongoing investigation…