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Man Wielding Pick Ax Arrested

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Nevada County Sheriff Keith Royal has seen a lot of that. The latest example was around 7 o’clock last night (Thursday). Royal says a victim reported that he was invited to a residence in the 12-thousand block of Wells Drive to have some beers with a friend. While there, there were a couple of other individuals who tried to get into an argument with him…

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The man was then able to leave and call authorities. When deputies talked to Duran, he originally told them that it was a shovel and not a pick ax, and that he was afraid the victim was going to attack him…

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Duran was ultimately arrested for assault with a deadly weapon and making criminal threats.

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