FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A man faces charges following a SWAT standoff at a Fresno hotel after he escaped from police custody.
The U.S. Attorney’s office charged 32-year-old Helan Lopez-Sanchez with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
Court documents say back in January, law enforcement was tipped off that the Salvadoran national was at a Motel Six in Fresno after he logged into his Snapchat account.
At the time, Lopez-Sanchez was already convicted of several felonies, including bringing drugs into a jail.
Court records say a SWAT team sent in a drone and captured the wanted felon pointing a rifle at the door.
He was eventually taken into custody and found with the weapon and ammunition.
If convicted, he faces a maximum of 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
