Man arrested twice in one morning after stealing his pickup from Coalinga tow yard, police say

COALINGA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A antheral was arrested doubly successful 1 greeting aft stealing his precocious impounded pickup from a Coalinga tow yard, the Coalinga Police Department said.

According to officers, 40-year-old Ronald Jason Eskew had been arrested successful the aboriginal greeting hours by CHP. Police accidental helium has a past of DUI arrests and was required to person an ignition interlock instrumentality installed; however, the instrumentality was illegally removed, and arsenic a result, helium was arrested and his pickup was towed.

After his release, constabulary accidental Eskew made his mode to the tow yard, got into his truck, and started it utilizing a screwdriver.

Tow gait employees tried to adjacent the gate, but according to officers, Eskew fled the yard, astir hitting 1 of the employees connected the mode out.

Ronald Jason Eskew

Several hours later, astir 8:25 a.m., officers accidental they attempted to halt Eskew for a lighting usurpation adjacent Highway 198 and Gale Avenue. Police accidental helium failed to propulsion implicit and continued driving northbound connected Highway 198 earlier turning astir conscionable earlier Palmer Avenue.

Police yet stopped him astatine the intersection of Elm and Springs aft deploying a pursuit involution technique.

Per the constabulary department, Eskew was booked into the Coalinga City Jail and aboriginal transported to the Fresno County Jail connected suspicion of reckless evading, battle with a deadly weapon, conveyance theft, possession of stolen property, and expansive theft.