Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a 40-year-old Santa Barbara man Saturday afternoon following a domestic disturbance in the Eastern Goleta Valley. The incident, which began at an apartment complex, escalated into a standoff at a nearby equestrian center before the man, identified as Maurilio Carriedo, surrendered.
Deputies were first dispatched to a report of a domestic dispute at an apartment complex located on the 4400 block of Hollister Avenue at approximately 11:34 a.m., according to Sheriff’s spokesperson Raquel Zick. Upon arrival, deputies located a man in the area who was “armed with a knife,” Zick stated. She added that the subject was uncooperative with deputies and fled to a horse corral within a nearby equestrian center. Once there, Carriedo waved the knife and refused to surrender to law enforcement.
In response to the escalating situation, crisis negotiators, additional law enforcement agencies, and a K9 team were called to the scene. During the standoff, emergency radio traffic indicated that deputies closed off parts of the Modoc Multi-Use Path to ensure public safety. Carriedo eventually surrendered himself to deputies at around 12:29 p.m., Zick confirmed.
Following his surrender, Carriedo was booked at the Santa Barbara County Main Jail. Sheriff’s spokesperson Raquel Zick noted that specific charges and bail information would be made available at a later time. The exact equestrian center involved in the standoff was not specified by Zick.
This is not the first time Carriedo has been involved in a standoff with law enforcement. He was previously arrested after a similar incident in April 2025. In that prior event, police were called to the same block of Hollister Avenue at approximately 8:30 a.m. for a report of a domestic dispute. Carriedo, in that instance, fled to his residence on the 300 block of Stevens Road. Officials stated at the time that deputies spent two hours "discouraging him from escalating the situation and encouraging him to surrender peacefully." When he did not comply, deputies were forced to enter the residence. Deputies forced entry to the residence, deploying pepperball irritant inside, before taking Carriedo into custody.
At the time of his April 2025 arrest, Carriedo had three outstanding warrants. These warrants were for felony domestic violence, contempt of court, providing false information to a peace officer, possession of a dirt or dagger, possession of a controlled substance, and assault with great bodily injury. Superior Court records indicate that he was later sentenced in August 2025. The sentencing was for inflicting corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant, having a prior corporal injury conviction within seven years, and contempt of court.
His sentence included one year in jail, for which he received a credit of 145 days for time already served. Additionally, he was placed on three years of probation, which is currently set to conclude on August 18, 2028. Superior Court records further reveal a history of arrests and charges for Carriedo, dating back to 2003. These records show numerous drug-related and domestic-violence-related felonies and misdemeanors against him over the years.
