Man arrested after aiming loaded shotgun at customers at El Dorado County gas station, officials say

FRESH POND – A man was arrested after he entered a Chevron gas station in El Dorado County Saturday afternoon with a loaded shotgun and pointed it at a customer, according to police.

The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office received the report shortly after 4 p.m. at the Chevron in Fresh Pond, east of Pollock Pines.

Officials said the man, later identified as 69-year-old Robert Brewster, entered the gas station with a loaded shotgun and pointed it at a customer.

The employees and customers were able to leave the store safely and the police arrived at the scene.

After making contact with him, the suspect eventually left the building and was arrested on several charges.