East County News ServiceJanuary 28, 2026 (Spring Valley) – Dimone Cater, 33, has been arrested for allegedly making criminal threats, following an hours-long SWAT standoff in Spring Valley last night. Deputies from the Rancho San Diego Sheriff’s station responded shortly after 5:30 p.m. on January 26 to the neighbor dispute in the 9800 block of Austin Drive. According to Sergeant Gerardo Mateus, deputies learned that Carter had reportedly shown a gun and threatened to kill his neighbor. At around 12:30 a.m., SED/SWAT Deputies arrested Carter without incident. Carter was booked into the San Diego Central Jail on charges of making criminal threats.