Sean Allen Camba of Temecula was arrested and booked into the Robert Presley Jail Monday on suspicion of felony vandalism, assault with a deadly weapon and resisting arrest. Camba is being held in lieu of $30,000 bail.

His case was under review Tuesday by the District Attorney’s Office.

According to the Indio Police Department, shortly before 9 a.m. Monday, the suspect allegedly caused damage to the D.A.’s building in the 82900 block of Highway 111, adjacent to the Larson Justice Center.

The extent of the vandalism was not specified, and a possible motive wasn’t mentioned.

A witness observed the acts and followed Camba to another property less than a block away, where he allegedly perpetrated further vandalism before climbing onto the roof of the Sunline Transit Agency building near Highway 111 and Jackson Street in an apparent effort to hide, according to police Sgt. Abe Plata.

He said patrol officers arrived a short time later and requested assistance from the multi-agency Desert Regional SWAT team. In the meantime, Highway 111 was shut down between Golf Center Parkway and Salton Street for public safety.

Attempts to talk Camba down from the roof failed, and just before 2 p.m., SWAT members deployed flash bang grenades to divert his attention while other members clambered onto the roof, where they took him into custody without further incident.

Camba was not injured, nor were any law enforcement personnel.

Background information on the suspect also was not available.

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INDIO, CA — The number of arrests made during the second weekend of the 2024 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival were up 40% compared to last year, police said Wednesday.

From Friday morning to Sunday night, the Indio Police Department made a total 112 arrests at the festival, according to department spokesman Ben Guitron. That compares to 80 during the event’s second weekend in 2023.

The number of attendees booked on suspicion of possession of drugs for sales was 41 and for allegedly presenting false identification was 26, Guitron said.

Those arrests ranked highest on the list of bookings.

Additionally, 24 people were arrested for public intoxication, and six people were booked on suspicion of perpetrating property crimes, according to Guitron. There were an additional 15 arrests for other unspecified crimes.

As for the number of citations issued for unauthorized use of handicap placards or parking stalls, there were 47, which represented a 55% decline from the fest’s second weekend last year, when 105 citations were written, Guitron said.

During the first weekend of the festival that ran April 12-14, the number of arrests were down 20% compared to last year’s starting weekend.

The Indio Police Department’s detention and citation figures for the morning of April 12 through the night of April 14 showed a total 81 arrests. That compares to 102 during the event’s first weekend in 2023.

The number of attendees booked on suspicion of public intoxication or being under the influence of controlled substances was 28, which was equal the number taken into custody for alleged possession of drugs for sale, according to police.

Those arrests ranked highest on the list of bookings.

Authorities said that 18 people were arrested for allegedly presenting false identification, and three people were booked on suspicion of perpetrating property crimes. There were an additional four arrests listed as miscellaneous.

As for the number of citations issued for unauthorized use of handicap placards or parking stalls, there were 47, which represented a 43% decline from the fest’s first weekend last year, when 83 citations were written, police said.

None of the parties taken into custody or cited during the two-weekend festival were identified.

There were no serious or violent offenses documented during the event.

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