Tag: Cleaver

Man shot by deputy after wielding meat cleaver and hammer pleads not guilty

Jan. 3—Howard John Barton, 65, pleaded not guilty in Yuba County Superior Court on Wednesday after reportedly charging at a police officer with a meat cleaver and a hammer. Barton was shot by a Yuba County Sheriff’s deputy during an incident on Dec. 29, 2023, and was arrested after being discharged from Adventist Health/Rideout Hospital […]

Man shot by deputy arrested; allegedly armed with ‘meat cleaver and a hammer’

Dec. 31—The Yuba County District Attorney’s Office said 65-year-old Howard John Barton was arrested after being discharged from a Marysville hospital late Saturday night after reportedly being shot by a deputy after allegedly charging at the officer with a “meat cleaver and a hammer” in the Olivehurst area. According to the DA’s office, Yuba County […]