Homeless Woman In Custody After Making False Gun Report

A transient woman was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon in Newhall after she allegedly made a false gun report in an attempt to get two individuals “in trouble” after a verbal argument.

Around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, deputies responded to a fight call where a person reportedly had a gun on 16th Street and Railroad Avenue in Newhall, said Deputy Natalie Arriaga, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.

“While dispatch stood on the line with the caller, deputies were able to locate her near the east side of Railroad Avenue and 15th Street in Newhall,” Arriaga said.

During their investigation, deputies learned that the caller was initially upset after being involved in a verbal argument with two men, according to officials.

“Deputies learned the suspect had made a false report of a person with a gun in order to get the individual ‘in trouble,’” Arriaga said. “A search for a firearm was conducted, however no firearms were located.”

The woman, 55-year-old transient Celca Leon Soto, was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of false reporting, Arriaga added.

She was transported to the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station’s jail with bail set at $0, according to arrest records.

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