Overview
- Six people armed with hammers, pepper spray and a gun smashed display cases at Gold Rush Jewelers around 4:46 p.m. Saturday while one held employees at gunpoint.
- A bystander jumped into the suspects’ unattended vehicle and rammed it into the storefront, prompting a retreat before a suspect pepper-sprayed him, causing minor injuries.
- The getaway car, determined to be stolen from Brentwood, was found abandoned nearby, and investigators have not recovered the firearm used.
- With help from a Sonoma County Sheriff’s helicopter, officers arrested 18-year-olds William Butler Clarence and Moshae Koron Howell after locating them hiding in backyards.
- Both suspects were booked on multiple felony charges and are held on $250,000 bail, as a multi-agency search continues for the other four individuals.