UPDATE (10:45 a.m.) - San Luis Obispo police say a man was taken into custody after barricading himself inside the engine bay of a Pacific Surfliner train in San Luis Obispo Tuesday morning.
Police responded around 5:30 a.m. to reports of the incident where they were told a man had accessed the maintenance yard at the Amtrak train station on the 1000 block of Railroad Ave.
Police say crisis negotiators with the department were called to the scene and began talking with the suspect, identified as Jorge Cardenas Soto, 42, who they say is a transient and was in a mental health crisis.
After about two hours, he was taken into custody. Police say he did not have any weapons on him and no one was hurt during the incident.
Cardenas Soto is facing charges of trespassing, obstructing a peace officer in performance of duties and delaying a train.
“While at SLO County Jail, Cardenas Soto will be provided a mental health evaluation and appropriate follow-up services,” police said in a press release.
The train was delayed about 2.5 hours due to the incident.
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UPDATE (9:20 a.m.) - By 8:46 a.m., the Pacific Surfliner had left the San Luis Obispo Amtrak station and was operating about 2.5 hours late.
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ORIGINAL STORY: Police activity has delayed train activity out of San Luis Obispo Tuesday morning.
The Pacific Surfliner Train 774 was reportedly impacted as of 7:28 a.m. due to police activity.
Additional information was not provided and San Luis Obispo police have been unavailable for comment.
KSBY has a crew heading to the scene and will have updates as information becomes available.
