Man who is accused of swinging a shelter and hikers in California Park

A 66-year-old man who lives in the Angeles National Forest was accused of threatening five hikers while he was swinging a default hammer and blocking a sixth, who tried to return to her car.

The 66 -year -old Patrick Flinn was recently accused of threatening five hikers on January 12 and the wrong detention of another hiker on May 16 (photo with the kind permission of the sheriff department of the Los Angeles County))

Patrick Michael Flinn announced on Wednesday, May 21st, in front of West Covina's Supreme Court, not guilty of five crimes that make criminal threats and a crime of false prison sentence.

A group of three men and two women met with flinish on January 12, said Sheriff's Detective Lisa Ondatje.

The suspect who swung a sledge and hit trees told them that they should get out of his property, she said.

On May 16, at Dry Lake Canyon, a few miles south of Mt. Baldy, a 32-year-old hiker tried to return to her vehicle when flinish is supposed to block her way.

“She tried to get through three times,” said Ondatje.

At some point, flinish jumped up and threw sticks to the hiker.

She stumbled and flinish stumbled over her with a large branch that was held over his head, said Ondatje.

Two other hikers appeared, the detective said, and one steered out flinish so that the woman could run away.

The deputies arrested this afternoon about the suspicion of false detention and resistance to an officer after entering the groin area, said ondatje.

Flinn, who used to have a mailbox in the highlands, lives in a hut in the forest.

“We were told that there are postings that warn the people he was violent,” said Ondatje. “It is known that he wears a knife.”

When the MPs arrested him, he had a knife on him, she said. He also climbed onto a tree. He agreed to get down and put his knife into his house, she added.

Flinn was held on Thursday, May 22nd, in the men's central prison in Los Angeles instead of $ 295,000.

The authorities asked everyone to call the San Dimas Station of the Sheriff under 909-450-2700.

Originally published: May 23, 2025 at 5:37 a.m. PDT

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