A domestic violence investigation in Goleta led to the arrest of a 41-year-old man and the seizure of a stockpile of firearms on Monday.
Around 5:48 a.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to a 9-1-1 call from a woman who said her partner, Patrick Kennedy, had threatened to kill her. She fled their home on the 6200 block of Avenida Gorrion before calling law enforcement.
Deputies attempted to contact Kennedy, who refused to answer the door and instead communicated through a Ring doorbell camera. According to the Sheriff’s Office, Kennedy had reportedly spent the night handling firearms and was later seen walking around the neighborhood wearing a ski mask. He had also recently threatened a neighbor with what appeared to be a replica hand grenade, the Sheriff’s Office said.