Officials say when they approached Chavarria to take him into custody, he fled back into his hotel room and barricaded himself inside.
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He dropped a backpack before getting into the room and a loaded handgun was found inside.
"Alejandro has a very violent history, he is a validated Mendota Bulldog with a violent history to include weapon offenses," says Fresno Police Lt. Tim Tietjen.
Madera County deputies set up a perimeter around the building and C-H-P officers blocked off roads.
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Madera County SWAT arrived on scene and began negotiating with Chavarria where eventually, he came out of his room and surrendered to authorities.
After he was taken into custody, a search was conducted on his vehicle and two AR-15's were found on top of the handgun in his backpack.