Yet another SoCal HS teacher allegedly embroiled in anti-Trump controversy — this time it's over a student's MAGA clothing



Blaze News this week has reported on several high school teachers landing in hot water due to their outbursts following Donald Trump's lopsided presidential election win over Kamala Harris.

Two of the teachers are from Southern California schools — and both were placed on administrative leave over their actions the day after the election. One is an English teacher from Chino High School who freaked out in class over a student wearing a Trump hat; the other is an Advanced Placement world history teacher from Valley View High School in Moreno Valley who went on a profane rant in class against Trump.

'If the [teacher] is exercising a First Amendment right, they risk losing their job. It's pretty straightforward.'

Now it looks like there may be a third Southern California high school teacher making the list.

Citing a parent, KABC-TV reported that a teacher departed from class at Cerritos High School last week because a student was wearing "Make America Great Again" attire.

"It was just a student wearing a shirt, probably for some jokes," fellow student Sakura Padilla told the station.

But KABC said the teacher apparently wasn't in a laughing mood and allegedly posted a long note to her students saying it's unfair that they can wear political clothing while teachers cannot.

The school district noted that it's investigating the teacher's actions, but according to the station, it isn't clear whether the teacher has returned.

The district added to KABC that students can exercise free speech within the parameters of school board and state Education Code policies.

"It's different with teachers because the teachers are the ones who are there to do a job," attorney Michael Overing — who teaches First Amendment rights at the University of Southern California — told the station.

Courts have ruled that students have more free speech leeway because they're required to attend school — but Overing noted to WABC that teachers choose to work at schools and are subject to district rules.

"If the [teacher] is exercising a First Amendment right, they risk losing their job," Overing added to the station. "It's pretty straightforward."

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Furious teacher who freaked out in class over student wearing Trump hat gets placed on leave



A furious Southern California high school teacher who freaked out in a classroom over a student wearing a hat in support of President-elect Donald Trump has been placed on leave.

The Chino Valley Unified School District placed the English teacher on leave after a recording of his rant surfaced, KCAL-TV reported Wednesday.

'The district policy is that you are not allowed to wear hats in class, and it is required of a student to remove them in class. The student refused to do so.'

KTTV-TV said the outbursts from the "popular teacher" at Chino High School came the day after last week's presidential election.

Corey DeAngelis, senior fellow at the American Culture Project, posted snippets of the teacher's outbursts on X.

"A child molester, huh?" the teacher said on one video clip. "Vote for that freaking rapist. ... I'm sorry, guys. I'm sorry. I have a daughter, I have three nieces, and he'd rape them, and people are voting for him. Christians are voting for him. Bunch of losers. Fake Christians."

The teacher said in another clip, "I'm pissed, people voting for a freaking rapist, and I'm pissed off" before adding, "I don't care, fire the hell out of me. I'm fighting for my daughter, my nieces, their rights."

The teacher is heard in another clip hollering to "turn it off and ... go back to your freaking seat now! Go!" Immediately afterward, the teacher is heard speaking — presumably on a phone or intercom, "Can you send security up, please? ... I have a boy who has a Trump hat on, and I'm not gonna tolerate it today, bye bye."

In that same clip, the teacher then appears to speak to a student: "I don't care if you have a Harris hat or a Trump hat, you're outta here. You know better. Tell [Principal John] Miller, 'I should have the right to vote for a rapist and a child molester,' go for it, go for it. I don't give a F!"

'This has made a lot of students very sad because it makes the school look bad. Because it makes it look like we have crazy teachers here when we don't.'

In another clip — in which he seems to be out of breath — the teacher snaps at another student, "Excuse me! What's wrong with me?" When the student appears to ask what the other student's hat said, the teacher replies, "Trump. The rapist. Even Trumpers don't deny it; they just vote for him ... gonna get rid of 20 million immigrants. ... You know who should get out? You know who owns this land? ... Native Americans."

Students stage a walkout

KCAL said dozens of Chino High School students left their classrooms Wednesday during their second and third periods to support their teacher, whom they hadn't seen since the incident.

"The district policy is that you are not allowed to wear hats in class, and it is required of a student to remove them in class," one of the protesting students, Bridget Moore, told KCAL. "The student refused to do so."

KCAL said the school district confirmed that hats aren't permitted in classrooms.

However, Chino Valley Unified School District board president Sonja Shaw told KTTV previously that while the school has a dress code, it refers to indecent exposure and hate language — and that a Trump hat "is not out of code."

"We had many students wearing T-shirts supporting both sides of the political debate in several schools without issue," Shaw added to KTTV.

KCAL added that hundreds of students signed an online petition in support of the teacher in question, saying the recordings of his meltdown don't show what led up to it.

"He deserves to know everybody cares about him and shouldn't lose his job over something a student caused," another protesting student Katrina Munoz told KCAL.

The students who took part in the walkout were marked not present for class, KCAL added.

"This has made a lot of students very sad because it makes the school look bad," Moore also told KCAL. "Because it makes it look like we have crazy teachers here when we don't."

You can view a video report here about the controversy.

We have a trifecta

With the Chino High School teacher getting placed on leave, that means all of the anti-Trump teachers Blaze News has covered this week — so far, at least — have seen their meltdowns ending badly.

Indeed, a Connecticut special-education teacher who threatened Trump voters in a viral video has resigned. Annie Dunleavy of Chapman Elementary School in Cheshire spoke in person with WTNH-TV in the aftermath, tearfully at times trying to explain herself.

Also, a teacher at a different Southern California public high school who went on a profane rant in his Advanced Placement world history class against Trump the day after the election was placed on administrative leave.

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Yet another HS teacher freaks out in class after election — this time over student wearing Trump hat



Yet another southern California high school teacher lashed out in a classroom after President-elect Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris last week.

KTTV-TV reported that the "popular teacher" at Chino High School could be in hot water following his furious reaction toward a student who wore a Trump hat the day after the election.

'Can you send security up, please? ... I have a boy who has a Trump hat on, and I'm not gonna tolerate it today, bye bye.'

Corey DeAngelis, senior fellow at the American Culture Project, posted snippets of the teacher's outbursts on X.

"A child molester, huh?" the teacher said on one video clip. "Vote for that freaking rapist ... I'm sorry, guys. I'm sorry. I have a daughter, I have three nieces, and he'd rape them, and people are voting for him. Christians are voting for him. Bunch of losers. Fake Christians."

The teacher said in another clip, "I'm pissed, people voting for a freaking rapist, and I'm pissed off" before adding, "I don't care, fire the hell out of me. I'm fighting for my daughter, my nieces, their rights."

The teacher is heard in another clip hollering to "turn it off and ... go back to your freaking seat now! Go!" Immediately afterward, the teacher is heard speaking — presumably on a phone or intercom, "Can you send security up, please? ... I have a boy who has a Trump hat on, and I'm not gonna tolerate it today, bye bye."

In that same clip, the teacher then appears to speak to a student: "I don't care if you have a Harris hat or a Trump hat, you're outta here. You know better. Tell [Principal John] Miller, 'I should have the right to vote for a rapist and a child molester,' go for it, go for it. I don't give a F!"

In another clip — in which he seems to be out of breath — the teacher snaps at another student, "Excuse me! What's wrong with me?" When the student appears to ask what the other student's hat said, the teacher replies, "Trump. The rapist. Even Trumpers don't deny it; they just vote for him ... gonna get rid of 20 million immigrants ... You know who should get out? You know who owns this land? ... Native Americans ..."

How did the school board president react?

Chino Valley Unified School District board president Sonja Shaw told KTTV the video is real, that it's "unacceptable," and that other school districts are having the same issue.

Shaw added to the station that while the school has a dress code, it refers to indecent exposure and hate language — and that a Trump hat "is not out of code."

"We had many students wearing T-shirts supporting both sides of the political debate in several schools without issue," Shaw added to KTTV.

The board president added to the station that she can't speak to what may happen to the unnamed teacher, but Shaw also said "if this teacher unfortunately has to be the example of what not to do, we need to move forward ... and bring our kids together. Respecting each other, be it political issues or anything else."

KTTV reported that the teacher — who has been at the school for years without incident — hasn't responded to the station's attempts to speak with him.

Parent Oscar Avila told KTTV: "God knows what this teacher could be capable of doing in a fit of rage. You cannot scream at a kid, call someone names over a political issue. That's wrong. I don't mind kids being corrected, but in the proper way — not over some political stuff."

You can view a video report here about the incident.

Anything else?

Blaze News on Monday reported that a teacher at a different southern California public high school — Valley View High School in Moreno Valley — went on a profane rant in his Advanced Placement world history class against Trump the day after the election and was placed on administrative leave.

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'This s**t is not a f***ing game': Anti-Trump teacher's profane, post-election rant in AP history class costs him bigly



A southern California public high school teacher went on a profane rant in his Advanced Placement world history class against President-elect Donald Trump the day after the election — and that teacher has been placed on administrative leave.

KABC-TV reported that the teacher from Valley View High School in Moreno Valley, which is in Riverside County, used profanity and "made fervent anti-Trump remarks during a discussion with students."

The station said the unnamed teacher's comments were recorded and have gone viral on social media.

"This s**t is not a f***ing game!" the teacher told students. "Does that make sense, everybody? I can't emphasize this enough. Can you end up in a concentration camp in your lifetime? Yes. Can you end up with no human rights? Yes. Will it happen to you? Most likely not, which is a good thing. But has Donald Trump quoted Hitler? Yes. Does he embody some of Hitler's ideas? Yes."

The teacher also seemed incredulous that Trump handily beat Vice President Kamala Harris: "Why did he win the election? A rapist, draft-dodging coward. Treasonous scum. Why would he win?"

He also said, "God, I f***ing hate the patriarchy. If you're a young man right now in front of me, I hope you hate it, too. Because it's not hurting you; it's hurting everyone you love. You get the privilege of not being born with a uterus, so it doesn't affect you; it's affecting everyone else. I'm so f***ing sorry, guys. You deserve better. Look at me! You! Deserve! Better!"

Corey DeAngelis, executive director of the Educational Freedom Project, posted numerous snippets of the teacher's rant on X.

Now what?

A Moreno Valley Unified School District spokesperson told KABC the teacher will be on administrative leave pending the outcome of a review.

"We were recently made aware of an incident at one of our high schools, in which a staff member's discussion about the election results turned unprofessional," the district said in a statement, according to the station. "We do not condone the behavior that occurred, and an immediate investigation has been launched."

Student walkout planned

Students told KABC they're planning a school walkout Tuesday in support of the teacher; the station added that more than a thousand people have signed an online petition urging the district to allow him to return to Valley View High.

"It's just devastating to know that they're trying to get him out all because of his opinion," student Sarah Ghawi told KABC.

Mykael James, who was in the class Wednesday, added to the station, "I think they're trying to make him seem like a bad guy because of what he said. I know it was very strong-toned, but that's how he gives his lecture as a professor."

James also told KABC she believes her teacher's words were "appropriate. I didn't take it the wrong way." She also told the station he was "offering up a one-on-one apology after class."

You can view KABC's video report here about the teacher's remarks.

Not the only incident

The Valley View High School teacher's outbursts were not the only recent cases of Trump derangement syndrome exhibited by America's educators.

  • An Ohio high school English teacher reportedly was placed on administrative leave over a TikTok video in which she encourages men who voted for Democrats to identify themselves so that women will know who the “safe men” are.
  • A Florida high school teacher reportedly was suspended and is under investigation after telling students, "If you are not white, you are going to be in trouble over the next four years as far as the living situation of the United States, and I'm not kidding."
  • An Idaho high school teacher reportedly is under fire after allegedly telling a Trump supporter on social media, "I hope your mistress or daughter have an unwanted pregnancy, wait, I looked at your picture, you don’t have a mistress…and probably never got anyone to have a daughter by you unless it was by force."

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Street takeover thugs beat up 7-Eleven worker who tries to keep them from looting store. But he's no match for mob of 50.



A mob of about 50 targeted a southern California 7-Eleven in a mass theft early Sunday morning — but this time the suspects beat up a store worker who was trying to keep the mob members out of the store, leaving him with a bloody nose, KTLA-TV reported, citing authorities.

You can view raw cellphone video of the brutal incident here. The video's caption states that the violence took place in Los Angeles, but KTLA's video report — which uses part of the same raw clip — indicates that it took place in Anaheim around 1:30 a.m. during a street takeover.

One mob member yells, 'Hey, throw a trash can at him!'

The raw video shows two hooded perps trying to pull open the 7-Eleven's doors while one worker tries to pull the doors shut and keep them out.

At one point, the store worker doubles over in pain as he's apparently hit in the midsection. He then picks up a stick, and the crooks run away — but only momentarily.

As engines scream and tires screech in the background — presumably the ongoing street takeover — one of the suspects who initially tried to pull the doors open reappears at the front of the store at 50 South Knott Avenue holding what appears to be a cinderblock.

With that, the worker in the store backs away from the doors, and the cinderblock-carrying guy moves in — along with a flood of other mob members.

As the suspect carrying the cinderblock demands the worker's stick, another mob member rips an entire rack of lighters off the store's counter.

But the 7-Eleven worker gamely fights back, swinging his stick at a couple of suspects who retreat — but more and more mob members enter the store, easily outnumbering the worker. One mob member yells, "Hey, throw a trash can at him!"

Soon another mob member enters the store from the rear, and the raw video catches him standing right behind the store worker who apparently has no idea he's there. Suddenly, that mob member shoves the worker from behind, causing him to fall to the floor and cry out in pain while the mob hoots and hollers with glee.

The worker finally retreats to safety, heading to the rear of the store while the looting continues — and that's where the raw clip ends.

Police told KTLA it's unclear how much merchandise the mob of about 40 to 50 members took, adding that they fled the scene before authorities arrived; no arrests were made. KTLA's video report said a cash register was stolen.

Those with information about the Anaheim 7-Eleven incident should contact the Anaheim Police Department, the station said, adding that those wishing to remain anonymous can call the Orange County Crime Stoppers Hotline at 855-TIP-OCCS.

You can view a second video report here about the incident that indicates the worker who fought back is the store owner.

More of the same

As readers of Blaze News know all too well, mob looting of 7-Elevens has become a kind of trend in Los Angeles of late. In August, a mob of about 20 individuals pulled off three nighttime smash-and-grab robberies in a span of 20 minutes. Last month, 50 juveniles on bicycles easily ransacked and robbed a 7-Eleven in L.A. and escaped police.

But late last month, there was a small break when a handful of parents turned in their kids after L.A. police shared nearly 200 surveillance images of recent 7-Eleven mob robberies by "youthful males."

The new police release unveiled a more extensive rundown of the "flash robberies" at 7-Elevens, saying they involve 20 to 40 suspects on bicycles who began targeting the stores on July 12. Police said all of the 7-Elevens are within a short distance of each other in the Rampart, Hollywood, Wilshire, and West L.A. Divisions. Police said 13 of the 14 incidents have occurred on Friday evenings.

KTLA in a previous report said Assistant LAPD Chief Blake Chow told the L.A. Board of Police Commissioners that the news release generated numerous tips from the public that led to arrests. What's more, Chow said a parent brought in a juvenile who was involved in one of the robberies, adding that two other parents also turned in their kids. In each instance, the child was booked for robbery. Investigators learned through interviews that many of the juveniles involved in the 7-Eleven flash robberies were not from the neighborhoods where the crimes took place, Chow told KTLA.

More arrests are anticipated as anonymous tips continue to come in and school resource officers work to identify other juveniles involved, Chow added to the station.

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Mystical leader of shamanistic community arrested, accused of child sex abuse spanning a decade, SoCal police say



Southern California police arrested a man who called himself a mystical Toltec shaman over accusations of alleged child sex abuse that span a decade.

The Riverside County Sheriff's Department arrested 59-year-old Ricardo Flores as he was returning Wednesday from Mexico to the United States.

Flores was booked at the Smith Correctional Facility on suspicion of forcible rape, aggravated sexual assault of a child, lewd acts on a minor, and continuous sexual abuse of a minor.

Police said that "multiple victims" have come forward to accuse Flores of abuse at multiple locations.

Investigators said Flores was the "religious leader" of a "shamanistic community at various locations" in southern California. KABC-TV said shamanism is defined as a religion Indigenous people practice that is "characterized by belief in an unseen world of gods, demons, and ancestral spirits responsive only to the shamans."

At the beginning of August, an alleged victim came forward to police, and more alleged victims were identified through a police investigation.

KABC reported Flores as the leader of the Church of the Cuzcatlan. A website for the group showed a man matching Flores' booking photo but referring to himself as "Koyote." The shaman describes himself as a follower of the Toltec tradition and being trained in Tantra Yoga and Western Mysticism. Flores also was listed in the business filing for the church.

Investigators said the abuses went back as far as 10 years ago. Neither the number of children involved nor their ages were made available, KABC said.

Flores was booked at the Smith Correctional Facility on suspicion of forcible rape, aggravated sexual assault of a child, lewd acts on a minor, and continuous sexual abuse of a minor.

Police believe there may be more victims and are asking the public for any information that might be helpful to their investigation.

The Church of the Cuzcatlan offers attendance to a spiritual ceremony for $500 entrance fee.

KABC's news video report about Flores and his arrest was published on YouTube.

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Planned Parenthood clinic to open in high school if school board approves deal. Opponent says board members 'should be ashamed' for considering it.



A Planned Parenthood clinic will open in a southern California high school if a local school board approves the deal, Fox News reported.

The Norwalk-LaMirada Unified School District's board will vote during its Monday meeting on allowing Planned Parenthood Los Angeles to open and operate a clinic at John Glenn High School in Norwalk, the cable network said.

What are the details?

Abortions and gender-affirming hormone therapy are not listed among services that would be provided at the clinic, Fox News said. However, the proposal indicates that clinic staff can make referrals to other Planned Parenthoods "for services not offered" at the school's site, the cable network added.

Clinic staff also can write prescriptions and offer pharmaceuticals related to reproductive health — including contraceptives — and can perform insertions of non-surgical long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCS), including intrauterine devices (IUDs), Fox News reported, citing the proposal.

In addition, the proposed agreement states that while the clinic "will encourage students to involve their families in decision making" on reproductive health, minors can get services without parental consent or notification under California law, the cable network added.

The contract would last five years if approved and would require board approval every succeeding five years, Fox News said.

The board 'should be ashamed,' opponent says

"Families and taxpayers should be horrified that the Norwalk-La Mirada USD is considering a partnership with Planned Parenthood," Nicole Neily, president and founder of Parents Defending Education, told Fox News in a statement. "The fact that the contract specifically notes that ‘under California law minors have the right to consent to reproductive health services without parental consent or notification’ is appalling in and of itself — as is the list of services that will be offered to children, from STD treatment to IUDs to ‘referrals to other health centers operated by Provider for services not offered at the Schools.’"

Neily added that "other Planned Parenthood clinics do provide gender-affirming hormone therapy, so there is a very real possibility students will be referred off-campus to receive this treatment — again, with zero parental notification," the cable network said.

She also argued "there is no way for parents to EVER obtain this information, as the contract asserts that all medical records are to be maintained by Planned Parenthood (‘neither District staff nor a Student’s parents or guardians may access the Student’s medical records maintained by Provider without the written approval of the Student.’)," Fox News noted.

"For over 100 years, federal courts have consistently found that parents — and not schools — maintain primary decision-making authority over their children, particularly when it comes to medical care," Neily emphasized, according the cable network. "The Norwalk-La Mirada school board should be ashamed that this contract is even up for consideration — and be mindful of their significant legal exposure should it be ratified."

Fox News said neither the school district nor school board responded to its requests for comment.

Anything else?

The cable network — citing a Planned Parenthood statement — also reported that the organization has been partnering with local schools to "create a safe space" for students to receive reproductive health care and education.

The Los Angeles chapter in 2019 said it was opening 50 new clinics in area high schools to provide "health care services, education, parent resources, and support" to students on campuses, Fox News said, adding that the initial three-year contract reportedly cost Los Angeles County taxpayers $10 million.

93-year-old homeowner shoots, critically wounds intruder after crooks kick in his door, attack him: 'I kept telling them I have a shotgun'



A 93-year-old southern California homeowner shot and critically wounded an intruder who was part of a group he said kicked in the door of his Moreno Valley residence after midnight Wednesday and began attacking him.

What are the details?

Homeowner Joe Teague told KNBC-TV the group — which consisted of "ladies and men" — "kicked the door open," after which "the big guy, he came at me" and the rest of the group "started throwing objects that [were] in the house at me."

Teague added to the station that "when they broke in, they got a lot of my equipment, and I approached them to put them under citizens arrest," he noted to the station, adding that "I kept telling them, 'I have a shotgun with three shells in it,' but I actually only had one. And they kept throwing stuff at me."

Image source: KNBC-TV video screenshot

With that, Teague fired his shotgun once, hitting one of the intruders, KNBC reported.

The Riverside County Sheriff's Office said the wounded intruder was in critical condition, the station said, adding that Teague was told by authorities that the intruder won't survive — information that KNBC said it's trying confirm.

The Central Homicide Unit was investigating Wednesday morning given the severity of the intruder's condition, the station said.

'They've been watching him'

Oscar Malma — who's married to Teague's granddaughter — explained to KNBC that Teague has been living with his daughter since his wife died a few months ago, so he hasn't been at his home in the 24300 block of Eucalyptus Avenue as much.

"Recently he's been having break-ins," Malma told the station.

"It happened once on Friday; on [a] bright day they went to break in the house. And now this happened in the middle of the night? ... They were looking for him. They've been watching him. They've been watching the house for a while."

Image source: KNBC-TV video screenshot

Malma added to KNBC that Teague has grown tired of the break-ins and police taking too long to respond.

"He was tired because every time he calls the police, [they take] forever to come and assist him," Malma told KABC-TV. "He took the law into his own hands." The station said authorities have not confirmed how many reported break-ins there have been at Teague's home.

Malma added to KNBC that Teague is "an old retired plumber, and he has a lot of tools. ... He was a musician as well, so he's got a lot of ... instruments," Malma told the station. "And little by little they've been ripping him off."

Teague taken in for questioning

Teague was taken in for questioning following the shooting, a process that took multiple hours to complete, KNBC said.

"I don’t blame Joe," Malma told the station. "He’s been working all his life, he’s 93 years old ... and whatever little things he has, he needs to protect them."

It isn't clear if any arrests have been made, KNBC said.

Malma told KABC he doesn't believe his relative will be arrested because "he was defending his property. That happened inside his house. So I don't think there's any reason for him to be arrested."

Wounded individual identified

The wounded individual was identified as 33-year-old Joseph A. Ortega of Moreno Valley, the sheriff's office said as part of a press release titled, "Homeowner Justified in Shooting of an Intruder." The release added that Teague was unharmed.

'He's got a gun! Shoot him! Shoot him!': Suspect grabs gun in struggle with 3 sheriff's deputies before one of them shoots him in the head



A suspect grabbed his gun during a struggle with multiple sheriff's deputies in a southern California Walmart before one of the officers shot the suspect in the head, according to Orange County Sheriff's Department body camera video released Tuesday.

What are the details?

Ernest Aguilar, 30 of Santa Ana, survived the Jan. 19 shooting and was recovering in jail, Sgt. Todd Hylton told the Orange County Register, adding there were no other injuries.

Aguilar has been charged with multiple counts of assault with a deadly weapon against a peace officer and other felonies following the incident in Foothill Ranch, which is part of Lake Forest, the paper said.

Aguilar was one of three people trying to use a fake receipt to either exit the Walmart with high-end electronics or fraudulently return the merchandise for cash, sheriff’s officials said, according to the Register.

Responding deputies approached Aguilar and a woman he was with as they stood in a checkout line with large items, the paper said.

Deputies told Aguilar they wouldn't arrest him or the woman; instead, he said they were to be detained and were to exit with the deputies who would then get their information for a trespassing report and that the pair would then be banned from re-entering the store.

As deputies escorted Aguilar out, one of them began to chastise the suspect: "You're like 40 years old, and you're still stealing, dude? Get a job. Let's go."

Image source: Orange County Sheriff's Department

When another deputy noticed Aguilar had a knife hanging off his jeans, the deputy talking to Aguilar got angry when the suspect appeared to reach for his knife: "Get your f***ing hand off the knife! Get the f*** out of the store!" Audio seemed to indicate the deputy pulled the knife from its sheath.

"How stupid are you?" another deputy asked Aguilar.

With that, the first deputy pulled Aguilar's wrists backward and attempted to restrain him, but it took three deputies to get the suspect on the floor; a civilian also ran over to help.

Image source: Orange County Sheriff's Department

Image source: Orange County Sheriff's Department

Image source: Orange County Sheriff's Department

'He’s got a gun! He’s got a gun! Shoot him! Shoot him!'

While Aguilar was trying to free himself from the deputies, video shows him reaching to his right pant leg and grabbing a gun.

"He’s got a gun! He’s got a gun! Shoot him! Shoot him!" one deputy hollers.

Image source: Orange County Sheriff's Department

One deputy restrained Aguilar's hand that was gripping the gun, and another deputy shot Aguilar.

Image source: Orange County Sheriff's Department

Anything else?

Aguilar remained in custody Tuesday in lieu of bail exceeding $2.2 million, the Register said, citing inmate records. He's been charged with three counts of assault on a peace officer using a firearm, assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, possession of a gun missing a serial number, and two counts of identity theft, the paper added.

In 2017, he pleaded guilty to counterfeiting and driving with a suspended license, the Register also said, citing court records, adding that Aguilar was a defendant in eight additional open felony cases involving allegations of robbery, burglary, assault, criminal threats, resisting arrest, possession of a controlled substance, and other offenses.

The paper said the public defender assigned to represent Aguilar did not immediately reply to a request for comment.

The woman with Aguilar and another man who was waiting outside the store for them fled the area in a minivan, authorities told the Register, adding that they soon were detained about 20 miles away in Midway City. It was not immediately clear if they also will face charges in connection with the Walmart incident, the paper said.

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