On early Monday morning, February 4, at about 1:18 a.m., Siskiyou County Sheriff’s
Office deputies and officers from the Mt. Shasta Police Department and California Highway Patrol responded to a radio-dispatched call of a man causing a disturbance on a moving Amtrak train after the man allegedly jumped on-board the back-up engine while in motion.
The man was reportedly under the influence, was exhibiting hostility, and was not wearing a shirt. He allegedly attempted to manipulate train-related control devices and activated the train whistle on numerous occasions. Train crewmen feared for their safety and did not approach the suspect. He reportedly attempted to place the train in “emergency stop mode” as well, potentially jeopardizing the crew and passengers.
The suspect was eventually detained by a Mt. Shasta Police Department officer and turned over to a responding Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office deputy. The suspect, identified as 26 year old Dylan Thomas Baldini, of McCloud, California, was arrested for being intoxicated in public, unable to care for his own welfare or others, and more importantly, for trespassing on railroad property and interfering and hindering the safe and efficient operation of a locomotive, railway car, or train. He was booked at the Siskiyou County Jail after being examined at a local hospital. The criminal violations are misdemeanors and can result in fines and/or jail sentence in the Siskiyou County Jail.
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