One detained following reports of disturbance in Newhall Burger King

First responders arrive at a Newhall Burger King following reports of a disturbance on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. Gilbert Bernal
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One man was arrested following reports of a deputy-involved fight at a Burger King in Newhall on Wednesday morning, according to Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station officials. 

First responders with the Los Angeles County Fire Department arrived at the scene on the 24500 block of Lyons Avenue near Interstate 5 to respond to a call of an injury, according to Austin Bennett, a spokesman with the Fire Department. 

An unidentified male was detained following a reported disturbance just after 10 a.m. at the Burger King on Lyons Avenue, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. Gilbert Bernal/The Signal

SCV sheriff’s deputies also responded to the area for reports of a disturbance at the fast-food restaurant, where they arrested a man on suspicion of resisting arrest and assault with a deadly weapon, according to Shirley Miller, spokeswoman for the SCV Sheriff’s Station. 

“The suspect was swinging a coffee pot that was made of metal and hard plastic and he resisted arrest,” said Miller.

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