On September 21 at about 12:20 p.m.
Officers arrested a subject for possession of a switchblade knife. The suspect identified himself as Christopher Strode.
A computer check of Strode revealed he had a No Bail warrant from Torrance. The Torrance Police Department arrived and took custody of Strode. Later in the evening, after the suspect’s fingerprints returned, it was revealed that he had lied about his name. His true name was Charron Wesley Hargrett.
After running a check on his real name, the computer system revealed he had a No Bail warrant from the California Department of Corrections. Santa Monica officers drove to Torrance and transported the suspect back to the local jail and added an additional charge of Falsely Impersonating oneself as another. Hargrett, 54, homeless, was held without bail.
