A man who allegedly pepper-sprayed a Walmart employee in Rohnert Park on Monday was taken into custody after a standoff with a knife in the parking lot, according to the Department of Public Safety.

Randolph Knoblock was booked into Sonoma County jail and charged with assault with a deadly weapon, assault with caustic chemicals, elder abuse and false imprisonment.

The Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety (RPDOPS) said a man armed with a knife was tackled by officers in the parking lot after going on a pepper spray attack at Walmart in which he targeted several people,