{"id":34437,"date":"2026-08-09T11:26:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T06:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=34437"},"modified":"2026-08-09T11:26:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T06:26:58","slug":"paso-robles-man-arrested-after-allegedly-crushing-car-with-a-tractor-during-an-argument","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=34437","title":{"rendered":"Paso Robles man arrested after allegedly crushing car with a tractor during an argument"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-element=\"story-body\" data-subscriber-content=\"\">\n<p>When a Paso Robles man couldn\u2019t settle an argument with words, he allegedly used every tool at his disposal. <\/p>\n<p>On Saturday around 12:03 a.m., deputies from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff\u2019s Office responded to a call in the 1700 block of Sinton Road in Santa Maria of a report of a person driving a front-loader tractor  into a car, according to a sheriff\u2019s office news release. <\/p>\n<p>The car was crushed when 38-year-old Levi Gaze of Paso Robles allegedly rammed the vehicle with a tractor, according to the release, which did not elaborate on what prompted the attack. <\/p>\n<p>Photos released by the sheriff\u2019s department show a dark, late-model sedan with a crushed hood and a damaged front bumper. The back windshield and trunk are also crushed.<\/p>\n<p>A female passenger escaped without being injured, deputies said. Gaze allegedly used the bucket of the tractor to further damage the car. <\/p>\n<p>Gaze destroyed the woman\u2019s car after an argument and deputies were able to arrest him without incident, according to the release. <\/p>\n<p>Gaze was booked at the Northern Branch Jail on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and vandalism, felony charges, officials said. 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