SPRING VALLEY, Calif. (KGTV) – A man suspected in a stabbing at a Spring Valley motel on Monday surrendered to law enforcement after an hourslong standoff.
The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said deputies were dispatched to the Crown Inn and Suites motel, located in the 9600 block of Campo Road, just after 11 a.m. in response to a reported stabbing in which a male victim was injured.
Deputies say the suspect threatened the victim and their friend with a gun, holding them against their will for two hours. The men managed to escape the motel room and called 911.
After several hours of refusing to obey demands from law enforcement, the suspect surrendered peacefully to deputies at around 4 p.m.
The department later identified the suspect as Roger Bell, and he faces numerous charges, including assault with a deadly weapon and false imprisonment.
Deputies from the Rancho San Diego station obtained a search warrant for Bell's room, and when executing the search, they found three handguns and numerous parts and tools to build AR-15 rifles.
"The San Diego County Sheriff's Department and Rancho San Diego Sheriff's Station would like to thank the public and media for their cooperation. We would also like to thank the Sheriff's Crisis Negotiations Team and the Chula Vista Police Department for helping us reach a peaceful resolution in this incident," the sheriff's department press release says.
"All road closures have been lifted in the area. We thank the public for their patience and cooperation," the department wrote on X.
During the standoff, Campo Road was closed at Hollyhock Lane, Rogers Road and Kenwood Drive. Additionally, the road was closed at the SR-94 on-ramp from Kenwood Drive.
The suspect in a SWAT Standoff in Spring Valley has been taken into custody without incident. All road closures have been lifted in the area. We thank the public for their patience and cooperation. pic.twitter.com/qlBFcim6k3
— San Diego Sheriff (@SDSheriff) October 16, 2023
