Marin Boater Faces Assault With A Deadly Weapon Charges: Report

MARIN COUNTY, CA — A boater arrested last month after a standoff with authorities has been charged with nine counts including assault with a deadly weapon, The Marin Independent Journal reports.

Paul Ray Smith Jr., 53, was arrested April 2 in the Richardson Bay after a four-hour standoff according to the Marin County Sheriff’s Office.

Smith is accused of firing a flare from a flare gun at the harbormaster that did not reach the harbormaster’s vessel in a March 18 incident that led to the standoff, the Sheriff’s Office said.

He is also accused of attempting to stab deputies multiple times with a several long stabbing instruments at the time of his arrest according to the Sheriff’s Office.

The Marin County District Attorney’s Office on Monday filed charges against Smith.

Read more in The Marin Independent Journal