VICTORVILLE • A man held a family of four hostage threatening to harm them with a gun Wednesday morning as he tried to get away from law enforcement officials after he attacked his girlfriend, officials said. San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Victorville station deputies quickly arrested the man and no one in the home was harmed, Karen Hunt, spokeswoman for the Victorville station, said. No gun was found. Roland Sanders, 35, of Adelanto, went to his girlfriend’s home in the 15600 block of Yucca Avenue at about 6 a.m. One of the victim’s roommates called 911 to report Sanders was threatening and attacking the victim and accusing her of cheating on him. Sanders got out of the van refused to comply with [Deputy] Mooradian’s orders and ran away, officials said Neighbors told deputies Sanders ran into a home and that the family was still inside including several small children, she said. They also reported they heard Sanders threaten the family with a gun. Sanders, who had been previously arrested for battery, was arrested for domestic abuse, false imprisonment, burglary, evading officers, domestic abuse and for an outstanding parole warrant. He is being held at West Valley Detention Center.
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