In The Hot Box is a weekly talk show hosted by Mareo Lawson dedicated to interviewing local members of the community and reporting news, events, and traffic from the San Fernando Valley’s Hot Box. Today, Mareo chats with Co-hosts Shannon Ozburn, Ethan Hanson and Matt Gottesman about the recent campus evacuation.
Here it is. As we promise in the roundtable.
The October 16, lockdown report by L.J. Williamson.
Caption: Billy Guzman, Sheriff’s security at Valley College is assigned to shut down the Pierce College campus entrance at Winnetka Avenue and Victory Boulevard. Photo: Kristen Aslanian
Update: 3:37 p.m.
Caption: One of the guns along with ammunition found during the search in Castanon’s residence. Photo: LASD-SIB
Caption: Several rounds of ammunition that was found during the search. Photo: LASD-SIB
LA County Sheriff’s department officials identify the suspect arrested on suspicion of making threats that prompted the evacuation of the Pierce campus this morning: Sergio Castanon Jr., 26, of Northridge, a former Pierce College student. KPCRadio.com’s L.J. Williamson reports.
Update: 10:35 a.m.
In this podcast, KPCRadio.com reporter L.J. Williamson finds out the details of Pierce’s second lockdown or evacuation of the semester as of 10:37 a.m., Oct. 16, 2014.
The Roundup, Pierce College’s newspaper, also has updates on the story.
