CHICO — A woman who fired shots in a north Chico neighborhood was arrested safely Saturday morning after a 10-hour overnight standoff with police.
According to the Chico Police Department, Sharna Christe Potter, 36, admitted to discharging a firearm when officers made contact with her around 10:37 p.m. Friday at her residence in the 3100 block of Rogue River Drive near W. Eaton Road. Potter then barricaded herself in her home.
The responding officers tried to negotiate with Potter for several hours until the Crisis Response Unit took over. When Crisis Negotiation Team members attempted to contact her, Potter fired multiple rounds toward law enforcement. But officers “never stopped attempting to speak with Potter and take her into custody in the least intrusive and safest manner possible,” CPD’s press release said.
Potter was arrested at approximately 8:40 a.m., and police then executed a search warrant at the house for evidence she negligently fired a gun. CPD said Potter — who had two misdemeanor warrants for failing to appear in court for DUI allegations — is suspected of negligent discharge of a firearm and assault with a firearm upon a police officer for this incident.
Responding agencies also included the Butte County Sheriff’s Office, Butte County EMS, Cal Fire, Chico Fire Department and Butte County District Attorney’s Office, along with CPD’s Volunteers in Policing (VIPS). Police used the Code Red system to alert area residents of law enforcement activity.
Search update
Investigators continue to search for two Chico women missing for over three weeks, the Butte County Sheriff’s Office said in an update Saturday.
Dolores Sakamoto, 84, and her daughter, Vivian Luna, 64, were reported missing by a neighbor on July 21. Two days later, the California Highway Patrol issued a Silver Alert for Sakamoto, Luna and their vehicle: a black 1996 Lexus ES 300 with California license plate number 6KSP061.
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BCSO detectives, assisted by the CHP and the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office, determined the women traveled to Susanville on July 21, and Luna’s cell phone registered near Mount Shasta Ski Park on July 22. A search, including aircraft, on July 23 failed to locate them.
BCSO requested anyone with information to contact Detective Caleb Angel at 530-538-7322.
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