One arrested and charged with felon in possession of a firearm

ATASCADERO — Two Paso Robles men were arrested after Atascadero Police officers responded to the Mechanics Bank for a forged check report.

On the afternoon of Monday, April 17, Atascadero Police officers responded to Mechanics Bank, located on El Camino Real, regarding a suspect who fled the bank on foot after attempting to pass a forged check. An Atascadero Police Department (APD) officer arrived and observed a vehicle quickly leaving the area the suspect reportedly ran to. The officer followed the vehicle and initiated a traffic stop in the area of Curbaril and Coromar avenues. When the vehicle finally stopped, two occupants fled on foot. One was armed with a handgun. The driver stayed in the vehicle. 

A perimeter was established, and suspect descriptions were provided to responding assisting units. One suspect matching the description was arrested on the southbound Curbaril offramp of Highway 101 while walking northbound. A second suspect was ultimately arrested in a restroom at Smart and Final. Both were positively identified by the officer who conducted the traffic stop and also by bank surveillance of the suspect passing the forged check. A K-9 unit from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, trained in the detection of firearms/ammunition, was requested to assist in the search for any discarded firearms by the suspects. The K-9 located a handgun discarded in a backyard in the area the suspects had fled. A 2-year-old and family live at the location where the handgun was recovered. 

Isaac Ward Tabarez, 30, a Paso Robles resident, was booked at the San Luis Obispo County Jail on a number of charges related to the original forgery incident as well as resisting arrest. 

Sebastian Reneealonzo Yciano, 23, a Paso Robles resident, was booked at the San Luis Obispo County Jail on a number of charges related to possession of a firearm, felon in possession of a firearm, narcotics possession, and resisting arrest.