A Lawndale resident was arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot crew members on a subway project near it, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.
The threat was made electronically via Metro’s public complaint portal on February 20 and affected approximately 100 staff members Nanwan Line C expansionLieutenant Brian Jones said. The suspect is Daniel Doyle Scallion, 28, who lives near the project.
Officials said after weeks of investigation, more than 20 sheriff’s representatives applied for a search warrant at the Allium home at around 4 a.m. Wednesday and arrested him for suspected criminal threats.
Online prison records show that the onion was booked at around 6 a.m. for felony charges and was held on $50,000 bail at Lennox Station Prison. He doesn’t appear to be formally prosecuted, and there seems to be no case in the records of the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
According to his LinkedIn page, comments cannot be reached.
“The Sheriff’s Department will continue to work with the Metro to ensure the safety of all Metro, rides and the public,” Jones said.
Jones said the anonymous threat was linked to the onion after seeking information through an internet provider. He said it seems Scallion has not previously filed any formal complaints about the project, nor has there been a known history of posing a similar criminal threat. Jones said he was scheduled to appear in court on Friday.
Light Rail Project aims to connect South Bay From Redondo Beach to Torrance, the C line is expanded. It has received ongoing complaints from residents who are close to their homes for the project. But a subway representative told the Times, the threat of violence was unique.
Metro said the project continued during the investigation. On Tuesday, the site saw security.
Transit agencies said the public was not at risk, but last month the residents who were threatened were shocked by the lack of information.
Chelsea Schreiber has lived in Lawndale for nearly 10 years, about 30 feet from the project. For weeks, she had been wondering about the threat, fearing that residents might be implicated. She said her husband witnessed the arrest at Scallion’s home Wednesday morning, not far from where they live. Schreiber said Scallion is known to set off fireworks regularly.
She doesn’t think violence is a solution. But said she and others continue to express their fear of the impact of the project on the community without any solution.
“The subway accountability is so lacking that residents are frustrated,” she said.
