Armed Robbery Spree Ends in Pre-Dawn Arrest; Camp Pendleton Gate Closes Without Explanation
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Hours after the Millete verdict, a separate public-safety story unfolded across the county. Anthony Caleb Johnson, 22, of Lakeside was arrested in the early morning hours of July 10 after a string of four armed robberies that occurred between approximately 2:00 and 3:00 a.m. The locations spanned Pacific Beach, Clairemont Drive, Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, and Fletcher Parkway in El Cajon — four distinct scenes in roughly sixty minutes.
Victims included individuals on the street and 7-Eleven clerks confronted at gunpoint. The arrest followed coordination between the San Diego Police Department and El Cajon Police Department, who used Automated License Plate Recognition technology — the same system credited with cracking a Hillcrest bar attack two weeks prior — to confirm Johnson's vehicle was present at all four scenes. He is booked in San Diego County Jail with arraignment scheduled for July 17th.
A separate and still-unexplained closure added to Friday morning's public-safety picture: Camp Pendleton's main gate is shut until further notice, with base officials confirming the closure but releasing no cause. Drivers traveling I-5 between Oceanside and San Clemente should use the Vandegrift and Harbor Drive exits and monitor Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton public affairs for updates.