Live Oak man fights arrest following violent incident

Jason Futch reporter2.riverbendnews@gmail.com A chaotic scene erupted at a Live Oak residence on Monday, Oct. 21, after 32-year-old Christopher Nardiello made threatening statements while armed with a pocket knife. According to the arrest report, Deputies Peter Merola and Aliyah Law were dispatched to a residence at the 18100 block of County Road 250 to reports of Nardiello holding an unknown object and making threatening statements toward the complainant, who was able to provide a clothing description for Nardiello. When deputies arrived, Nardiello was seen yelling and pacing around. Deputy Merola began giving Nardiello commands, including demands to drop what was in his hand. Nardiel