A man who allegedly pepper-sprayed a Walmart employee in Rohnert Park on Monday was taken into custody after a standoff with a knife in the parking lot, according to the Department of Public Safety.

A man armed with a knife and pepper spray assaulted an employee inside a Walmart store, then confronted police in a parking lot, California authorities reported. Officers tackled the man after he dropped the knife but refused to surrender in the incident at 2:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20, Rohnert Park police said in a news release.

The Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety (RPDOPS) said a man armed with a knife was tackled by officers in the parking lot after going on a pepper spray attack at Walmart in

A driver fleeing from Rohnert Park officers on Monday went the wrong direction on northbound Highway 101 and crashed into a patrol car, San Rafael police said.

A portion of Highway 101 in shut down in Rohnert Park due to a police investigation, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Randolph Knoblock was booked into Sonoma County jail and charged with assault with a deadly weapon, assault with caustic chemicals, elder abuse and false imprisonment.