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Baldwin Park police identified James Anthony Teter, a 19-year-old, as the man who barricaded himself in La Blanquita Market forcing an evacuation, said Lt. David Reynoso.

The parolee pleaded guilty last Tuesday to a charge of illegal possession of a firearm. 

He is being held at the North County Correctional Facility in Castaic and will be kept under a detention hold from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Reynoso said Teter was spotted acting suspiciously on Dec. 17 by police officers who recognized him as a parolee. When police approached him, he ran and barricaded himself inside La Blanquita. 

The market and surrounding businesses were evacuated. After a standoff lasting 30 minutes, the suspect turned himself in. 

Police said he did not hold anyone hostage, but they found firearms inside the store.