TCSO booking photo
Tuolumne, CA – An argument between siblings turned into the trashing of a home in Tuolumne, resulting in the arrest of a man from Columbia.
Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies responded recently to the 18000 block of Apple Colony Road near Connally Lane for a report of a family disturbance. The caller reported that 42-year-old Richard Villegas was breaking items in the home after getting into a physical fight with a family member.
When deputies arrived on the scene, they learned from the victim that Villegas had damaged around $1,000 in property inside the home, with no specifics on what was broken provided. The victim also stated that it started out as a verbal argument over car keys and then erupted into a brawl with both men hitting each other.
Villegas was questioned and subsequently arrested for felony vandalism (the value of the items damaged was more than $400) and misdemeanor battery. He was placed on $15,000 bail.
Written by Tracey Petersen.
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