LANCASTER – A known Vagos gang member was arrested Wednesday afternoon for allegedly putting a knife to his mother’s throat and threatening to kill her, authorities said.
When deputies searched the Lancaster residence of 31-year-old Dustin Paulhus, they found illegal narcotics and multiple firearms, according to Deputy Joshua Stamsek of the Lancaster Sheriff’s Station.
The incident started at approximately 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, in the 3000 block of Softwood Court; deputies responded to the residence regarding a “criminal threats call,” Stamsek said.
“The deputies contacted the victim and she stated her son, the suspect, had put a knife to her throat and threatened to kill her,” Stamsek stated. “She informed deputies there was at least one rifle inside her residence with the suspect.”
“Deputies utilizing department resources found the suspect had several warrants for stalking and resisting arrest. The suspect is also a known ‘Vago[s]’ gang member,” Stamsek stated.
Deputies contained the immediate area around the residence, made contact with Paulhus, and tried to talk him out of the residence, according to Stamsek.
“The suspect refused to exit the residence for approximately 30 minutes and was located in the backyard of a next door neighbor’s residence,” Stamsek said.
While detained in the backseat of a marked Sheriff’s radio car, Paulhus kicked out the window and window frame of the vehicle, according to Stamsek.
“A search warrant was obtained for the residence and deputies recovered three handguns, one shotgun, a rifle with large quantities of ammunition, along with a custom fit jacket with body armor,” Stamsek said. “Illegal narcotics were also found inside the residence.”
Paulhus was arrested around 3:20 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, on suspicion of making criminal threats and in connection with multiple outstanding arrest warrants. He remains jailed without bail.
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Anonymous says
Thank god he is locked up! He is seriously out of his mind. I know first hand. He has threatened at least 5 of my girlfriends lives as well as my own for absolutely no reason other than being whacked out on whatever he is on. And he is violent to women. All I have to say is FINALLY!!! & yes I do hope he gets help. Hopefully he isn’t too far gone.
Mad about it says
He only got 2 months for all of this. He beats his girlfriend and just got caught by the cops ted handed tearing her house apart and catching her stuff on fire and yet he is out again after just 2 days in jail.
noreply says
Look, if you don’t know someone personally going thru something, then you don’t really know what could of happened. I know this guy who didn’t have any issues took care of his family etc, and then gang people befriended him and helped a lot in manipulating him and abusing him. They get you to be there friend and then abuse you when your drunk, or high, they put there face up against your face maybe hit there head to your head a couple times, beat you up, yell at you, while your under the influence, and take your stuff, money, clothes, shoes. If I were you or you know anyone tell them not to get involved with people that are giving you drugs for free or want you to party, because usually its about making money from you or abusing you for there higher up gang member. I hope somebody learns from this. They will take a good guy and turn them into a criminal while there under the influence make them do criminal acts that they would have never done in the first place. They do to females too, to use them for sex, and there getting away with it..
Mad about it says
Let’s just give him the benefit of doubt and say he was abused by gang members. So that makes it ok and your saying we should just excuse the terrible things he’s done and continues to do. You people are the reason men think it is ok to beat women and you should be ashamed of yourselves. There are many people who have been abused in the most God awful ways but they are not walking around using that for an excuse to do as they please. Mental issues should not excuse this man’s (or anyone’s ) behavior. If he were a pedophile would you still stick up for him this way. He still needs to be held accountable for his actions. At the very least he needs to be locked up in a mental institute. What about the girls he beats, manupulates, and is still continuing to stalk. Just because you think you know someone doesn’t mean you really do. He could be fooling you. The only thing you can be certain is he has and still is physically and mentally abusing young girls and going unpunished for it.
AkL says
I happen to know that this kid served 3 yours in Iraq and Afghanistan and lost several of his friends, and suffers from PTSD, he’s truly a nice guy and has had it rough for quite a while. I’m not saying what he did is ok but nobody knows what really happened. I just think we need to spend more time and resources getting our Vets the help they need after returning home from sacrificing so much for our country. He’s not a pos and nobody has the right to judge!
Curtis says
I completely agree
Mad about it says
No one has the right to judge? What about his victims? Do you know what the definition of PTSD? You are making excuses for someone you THINK you know. Obviously you are also being manipulated by this man. Unless you are him, you can’t say you know what’s going through his head or know if he is just a con artist that is obviously not man enough to deal with the consequences of his actions (A BITCH would be the word I’m looking for.) The only thing anyone knows for sure is that he has beaten a young girl, manipulated her and a few days ago destroyed her house and set her things on fire. If someone did this to you, your daughter, your mother or anyone you care about would you still say no one has the right to judge? And you really need to do a little more research on PTSD before you want to use that as an excuse.
Marianne Treadwell says
I agree. I am his Mother. I love my son. He has been suffering for some time .
Law enforcement handled the situation with dignity towards my son , and maintained safety for our community .
He needs help , and that’s nothing to be ashamed of.
I suffer for my son…… His family is suffering too
No one should judge……. He served us …while we all slept in our beds.
these vets come back with many issues, including mental health , drugs , alcohol, isolation, lack of job skills. etc.
maybe we could all accept some responsibility and reach out when people we know are suffering ….rather than judging them .
thank you………Mom
KayDee says
How heart breaking this must be for you! Just know that you did the right thing so that your son can get the help he needs. Hopefully this incident was a wake up call to him. Good luck to you both!
Bones says
I Thank your son for all that he has done for his country and all of us who enjoy our freedom because of his sacrifice. I have family members who too have served time in Afghanistan and Iraq they both served several tours. I pray your son gets all the help he needs. We really need to step up and help our vets!
akl says
Marianne, I’m so sorry this has happened to you both. We have always thought very highly of Dustin and we r proud to have known you both. We has always been very respectful and kind to us and our kids. I know you are both hurting and I will continue to keep both of you and the rest of your family in our prayers. Keep being strong and know that you are not alone.
anonymous says
Hi Marianne, I almost sent you a text the other day to check in on you after reading this, I just didn’t know what to say. This is the girl that was seeing Dustin for a while and was going down and taking him his stuff from the house when he was at the VA in Venice. I am so glad you are OK. However, everyone is right, Dustin needs help! He opened up a lot to me one of the last times I seen him. Although, I couldn’t handle some of the things he was getting involved with, because I am not that type of person. Nevertheless, Dustin needs help! He is not the scum people are saying he his. He went through a lot during his tours and opened up to me about a lot about it towards the end of us talking. His PTSD is very intense. Where he is at now, I have confidence it will benefit him. I can only imagine it being hard on all of you guys, but you made a wise choice on calling on him and getting yourself safe and getting him in a safer place. He needs real help! Dustin does have a very sweet and passionate side. One that is not fake, it is very genuine. I know he will make it through this and I know you being the tough woman that you are, you will also and so will the family. My prayers go out to you guys. Stay strong! Your son will be to you soon enough and hopefully somewhat the same man he was before all this happened. Those who know Dustin know that he is no this monster that people are saying he is. They didn’t experience what he did during those tours. Our vets needs support and love more than most. Stay strong! You all are in my thoughts!
A says
I agree we need to get our Vets more help. He has always been polite and respectful. what he did is not right but until you walk in his shoes and are in his mindset you have no room to judge. Most people that suffer any kind of Mental illness self medicate and most of the time it ends badly. The last time he had the police at his home they were in the wrong and made very poor choices glad to see that the officer learned
ijs says
if this is the dude i put in search on fb…Lord he sick and need to be put away from us….even a friend wondered what was wrong with him and his actions on his home made videos……i’m glad his mother is safe….
brandre says
Remember he is innocent until proven guilty. Don’t be racial.
C says
That is not a large amount of ammunition. I see AR magazines but no AR…. guess the SD didn’t find everything….. Looks like that “narcotics” charge came from marijuana and BHO….. yeah ok those are “narcotics”.
ERIK says
Don’t worry, pal, the sheriffs retrieved the AR-15 on a previous date which did not involve them going into the home.
I am this lunatic’s neighbor. The sheriffs were super-polite that day and they made sure no one was hurt. As a family man and a tax payer, I could not ask for better.
Barbara Willson says
for those of us on here saying it wasn’t a lot of ammo – please remember it only takes one bullet to kill someone you love. I’m not an anti-gun person, but I also understand the responsibility that comes with ammo. I have no comment on the guy they arrested.
anonymous says
ignorance is bliss…any ammo a criminal has is too much.
Baildude says
That’s not large quantities of ammo! That’s barely enough to go shooting for 2 hours on a Saturday! Too funny! Don’t get me wrong. Dudes a POS that needs to go to jail for what he did but calling a few boxes of ammo large quantities? Come on LASD stop trying to make it out to be more than it is!
Lady Liberty says
Who cares about the ammo or drugs you guys are talking about. He is a loser holding a knife to his Mother’s throat and threatening to kill her.
Johnny Trece says
Dustin is complete trash for doing that to his mother. He is worth less than the gum on the bottom of my shoe.
NIMBY says
Let the countdown begin for our mayor to issue another one of his famous clichéd statements………………………………………
“I’ve said on numerous occasions, criminals of any type are not welcome here in our City.”
I don’t think they heard you. Maybe it’s time to bring the bird songs back.
Anon says
I couldn’t have said it better myself. We now interrupt this program to bring you King Rex……………………..