ANDERSON, Calif. — A man was arrested Oct. 29 for negligently discharging a firearm in Anderson.

The Anderson Police Department (APD) says that around 4:16 p.m., officers were called to the area of ​​South Barney and Locust Road after someone called to report a shirtless man walking barefoot in the area with a rifle on his back .

On Barney Street at Marx Way, officers found a man matching the description, later identified as Jose Antonio Pena Alvarado, 32, of Cottonwood, with a loaded .22 caliber rifle tied to his pants with string .

Officials say Pena Alvarado was heavily intoxicated and spoke only Spanish. The officers were able to have minimal conversation with him, getting him to comply with commands. Officers formed a contact team and used a ballistic shield to safely take Pena Alvarado into custody.

While officers were at the scene, another person called to report hearing Pena Alvarado fire a round from a shotgun near South Barney Street and I-5 before reloading and driving north toward the place where it was found.

Pena Alvarado was arrested and booked into the Shasta County Jail on charges of public intoxication, carrying a loaded firearm and negligent discharge of a firearm.