Man accused of fatal animal rampage was in a mental health crisis, attorney says

Man accused of fatal animal rampage was in a mental health crisis, attorney says

A man used an arsenal to rain terror on a small Northern California community during a three-hour rampage that killed scores of animals this week, police said. ![](https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://s3.amazonaws.com/arc-authors/washpost/78ae6e52-4f40-459f-93b1-7b276886f5e2.jpeg&h=196&w=196) Arroyo was booked into the Monterey County jail on charges of animal cruelty, willful discharge of a firearm with gross negligence, illegal possession of an assault weapon, vandalism and criminal threats with the intent to terrorize. He was also charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm, the news release …