Salvadoran man federally charged for January SWAT standoff with Fresno Police

Court records accidental a SWAT squad sent successful a drone and captured the wanted felon pointing a firearm astatine the door.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A antheral faces charges pursuing a SWAT standoff astatine a Fresno edifice aft helium escaped from constabulary custody.

Yesterday, the U.S. Attorney's bureau charged 32-year-old Helan Lopez-Sanchez with being a felon successful possession of a firearm and ammunition.

Court documents accidental backmost successful January, instrumentality enforcement was tipped disconnected that the Salvadoran nationalist was astatine a Motel Six successful Fresno aft helium logged into his Snapchat account.

At the time, Lopez-Sanchez was already convicted of respective felonies, including bringing drugs into a jail.

Court records accidental a SWAT squad sent successful a drone and captured the wanted felon pointing a firearm astatine the door.

He was yet taken into custody and recovered with the limb and ammunition.

If convicted, helium faces a maximum of 15 years successful situation and a $250,000 fine.