About 10:10 a.m., officers
from the Redding Police Department were told a male subject was inside the
Shasta College bookstore claiming to be in possession of a gun.
Upon officers arrival,
college security advised the subject had left the bookstore and was riding a
bicycle across the quad area. Officers located the subject and gave him several
verbal commands to submit to arrest, RPD reported. The suspect failed to comply
with direct orders and was physically arrested.
The suspect was identified as
Charles Vincent Clinton, 61, of Redding. He was found to be in possession of
ammunition on a school campus.
Upon further investigation it
was learned the suspect also made statements to the bookstore employees that he
Òmakes bombs.Ó
Clinton was transported and
booked into the Shasta County jail for making terrorist threats, attempted
robbery, possession ammunition on school campus and resisting arrest.