“The suspect allegedly attempted to manipulate train-related control devices and activated the train whistle on numerous occasions,” the Sheriff’s Office said in a press release. “Train crewmen feared for their safety and did not approach the suspect.”

MOUNT SHASTA – A McCloud man was arrested early Monday morning after authorites allege he jumped onboard a moving Amtrak train and then attempted to maniulate the train’s control devices and sounded the whistle on numerous occasions.

Dylan Thomas Baldini, age 26, was arrested on several misdemeanor charges, including being intoxicated in public (unable to care for his own welfare or others), trespassing on railroad property and interfering and hindering the safe and efficient operation of a locomotive, railway car, or train, the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office reported.

At approximately 1:20 a.m., Sheriff’s Office deputies and officers with the Mount Shasta Police Department responded to a radio-dispatched call of a shirtless man causing a disturbance on the Amtrak after the man allegedly jumped onboard the back-up engine while the train was moving in the Cantara Loop vicinity.

The man was reportedly under the influence, the Sheriff’s Office reported and “was exhibiting hostility.”

“The suspect allegedly attempted to manipulate train-related control devices and activated the train whistle on numerous occasions,” the Sheriff’s Office said in a press release. “Train crewmen feared for their safety and did not approach the suspect.”

Baldini reportedly attempted to place the train in “emergency stop mode,” potentially jeopardizing the crew and passengers, the Sheriff’s Office added.

Baldini was eventually detained by a MSPD officer in vicinity of S. Old Stage Road near Mott Road and turned over to a responding Sheriff’s Office deputy.

He was booked at the Siskiyou County Jail after being examined at a local hospital.

The criminal violations are misdemeanors and can result in fines and/or jail sentence in the Siskiyou County Jail, explained Siskiyou County Sheriff Jon Lopey.

“We are grateful the prompt response from SCSO, MSPD, and CHP helped to mitigate what could have been a very dangerous outcome on a moving train, which obviously involved actions that potentially jeopardized the safety of passengers, crew, and others in the community,” Lopey said.

Anyone with information about this incident should contact the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office 24-hour Dispatch Center at (530) 841-2900.