A man who barricaded himself inside a warehouse in Pacific Beach, leading to a lengthy standoff with SWAT officials, appeared in court Wednesday and was charged with 10 counts.
At his arraignment, Kevin McGuinness, 53, was charged with nine felonies and one misdemeanor in connection with the standoff. This included possession of an illegal assault rifle, one count of making terrorist threats, resisting arrest and possession of a high-capacity magazine. He was also charged with possession of an inert grenade, which is an infraction.
The SWAT standoff in which McGuinness is accused took place Friday night and carried over into Saturday morning at a warehouse building where he was living in the 2900 block of Garnet Avenue.
According to police, another man visited McGuinness at the warehouse that night and the pair got into a dispute. McGuinness allegedly fired shots at the visitor.
San Diego Police Department Lt. Kevin Mayer said police received a phone call around 10:30 p.m. reporting someone had been shot at the building. When officers arrived, they discovered McGuinness holed up inside the warehouse.
Officers attempted to get McGuinness to come outside and speak with them, but he refused to open the door. Lt. Mayer said SWAT was called in because the suspect was believed to be heavily armed with explosives.
Several hours later, McGuinness surrendered to police bringing the standoff to an end. He was arrested at the scene.
If convicted on all charges, McGuinness could face more than 18 years behind bars, prosecutors said.
