Alleged Drug Thief in Custody

• Deputies Apprehend Suspect Barricaded in Motel

BY BILL KOENEKER

The holdup of a Point Dume pharmacy Monday morning turned into a further problem for law enforcement when the suspect barricaded himself at a local motel while resisting arrest, according to authorities.
The incident began when a Malibu man, Marc Gumpert, allegedly entered the Point Dume Pharmacy utilizing a crow bar as a weapon and demanding narcotics.
The storeowner refused and resisted. The suspect allegedly grabbed the merchandise, but dropped his crowbar and his keys as he exited the store, according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department report.
The suspect was chased to his vehicle by the store owner and the man brandished a knife before he returned to the store to retrieve his keys and make a getaway.
After fleeing the location, deputies located the suspect at the Malibu Riviera Motel where he barricaded himself in a room.
The man eventually was apprehended by deputies, who learned the suspect’s vehicle was registered to an address in Malibu, but the man did not live there.
During the arrest procedure, the suspect reportedly incurred a small laceration on his nose, but officers said they do not know how that happened.
The suspect was handcuffed and taken away by ambulance because of his drug-induced state.
The man has been arrested, is in custody, but not officially booked yet, according to a deputy’s report.