August 24, 2011COATES ARRESTED FOR FIGHT – 08/24/11 19:52 S.S. Local News by Susan Simon A MAN WHO THREATENED A 1ST ALARM OFFICER, AND THEN A MONTEREY COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY, HAS BEEN ARRESTED. JOHN ALVIN COATES THREATENED TO KILL HIS ARRESTING OFFICER, AND THE OFFICER’S FAMILY MEMBERS. COATES WAS BOOKED INTO MONTEREY COUNTY JAIL.