FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Authorities in Merced are searching for one of two suspects wanted for an armed home-invasion robbery.
Merced police officers arrested Cesar Ramirez, 20, around 5:30 a.m. Saturday. They say he and another man barged into a home at 9th and O streets and demanded valuables. Ramirez is accused of carrying a hatchet while the other man had a gun.
Some of the victims locked themselves in a bedroom and called 911.
One of the suspects got away, but police say Ramirez was lying in the backyard pretending to be unconscious when they arrived.