Assault suspect arrested during SWAT operation in Castroville

A Castroville man was arrested after a SWAT team bust Friday morning.

Members of the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team and detectives served a search warrant at a home on Haight Street. The suspect was wanted in connection to a violent crime committed a few weeks ago.

Commander John Thornburg said, “The warrant was in connection to a case involving assault with a deadly weapon. Deputies were able to develop the information they needed to get the warrant and this morning, five members of the SWAT team served that warrant along with detectives from the detective bureau. We located the suspect and successfully took him into custody without incident.”

36-year-old Israel Hernandez Orozco was booked and is now in the Monterey County Jail for the assault along with domestic violence charges and a traffic warrant.