A Chula Vista man has been sentenced to three years in prison for false imprisonment of his wife, as a hostage in a standoff with police and making a criminal threat.
Probation was denied for Robert David Herdrich, 53, by Chula Vista Superior Court Judge Garry Haehnle, who gave him credit for serving seven months in jail.
The incident started on March 21 in the 300 block of Roosevelt Street in Chula Vista after neighbors called police around 8 p.m. after hearing a woman yell “don’t hurt me” repeatedly.
Officers with a crisis negotiation team responded, and the Herdrich’s wife came outside about two hours later. She was not injured. She told police she thought Herdrich had several guns and a hand grenade.
Herdrich was seen holding what was thought to be a weapon, but it turned out to be a toy gun, according to police. No hand grenade or guns were found. He walked outside around 11 p.m., but an officer used a taser on him when he refused to comply with commands. Several surrounding apartments were evacuated earlier as a precaution.
