Police arrest man who told Orange County business employee he was going to shoot him, kept rifle in car

The Garden Grove Police Department arrested a man Thursday, March 14, 2024, on suspicion of criminal intimidation after he allegedly threatened a local business. (Garden Grove Police Department)

Police have arrested a man accused of threatening an Orange County business while leaving a rifle in his car.

The Garden Grove Police Department announced in an Instagram post Friday that a man is being investigated for allegedly threatening an employee at a local business during an apparent contract dispute.

According to investigators, the man told employees that he had a gun and that he was going to shoot him.

During the investigation, police identified the man as 61-year-old Stephen Joseph Strigus and determined that he had multiple firearms registered in his name.

Police arrested Strigas at his workplace in Fontana on Thursday, with a loaded AR-10 rifle in his car, law enforcement officials said.

Officers also recovered more guns and ammunition while executing a search warrant at a home in San Bernardino County.

Strigas was booked into the Orange County Jail on suspicion of menacing, police said.