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Armed woman robs sleeping man in San Luis Obispo

March 24, 2025

Antonia Bustos

By KAREN VELIE

A 36-year-old woman is in jail after she allegedly robbed a man as he slept near the San Luis Obispo downtown transit center on Osos Street on Sunday, police said.

During the afternoon, Antonia Bustos allegedly took the victim’s backpack while he slept nearby. An onlooker watched as Bustos took items from the backpack, prompting the onlooker to attempt to stop Bustos.

Bustos then punched the female onlooker in the face, waking the victim who also tried to retrieve his belongings.

Bustos walked away, but then quickly came back with a knife and attempted to stab the victim. Before officers arrived, Bustos dumped the knife in a nearby trash can and left the area.

While officers were interviewing the victims, they saw Bustos across the street and went to detain her, but she ran. Officers arrested Bustos on the 900 block of Morro Street.

Officers booked Bustos in San Luis Obispo County Jail on charges of robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, resisting arrest, possession of a controlled substance and possession of paraphernalia. She remains in jail with her bail set at $50,000.

 


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Poor guy. Ever wonder why the homeless all have dogs?


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This person can never be allowed out of jail… she is crazy and she will kill someone if she’s allowed to walk the streets…


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Never is a long time don’t you think?


I’m of course not saying no time in jail for the infractions, but after years of mental treatment, the right medications, a stable environment, and the agreement of a parole board, I think people who have served their time deserve a second chance at being part of society.


If anyone who might be a danger were given life sentences I doubt there would be very many people left on the outside.


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Rambunctious exactly! If a person is unable to abide and causes harm then the institution is a good placement. As for L.B. Jefferies, you stated “mental treatment, stable environment, etc”. Why would we take someone with a mental health condition out of a safe and stable environment?


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If someone goes to a hospital with an asthma attack shouldn’t we just keep them in that safe and stable environment forever? No, we stabilize them, give them an inhaler, teach them how to use it and to avoid situations where it could happen again. Mental health is a little difficult of course, but one episode does not make for permanent institutionalization.


I don’t deny that some people’s conditions require a separation from society, but that’s a pretty radical (and expensive) solution that should only be a last resort. This individual may require that, but I’m not willing to make such a strong judgement based on a six sentence news article. Leave it to actual judges, law enforcement and health professionals to make that call.


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