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PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A antheral from San Diego was arrested aft starring officers connected a pursuit Monday successful a stolen vehicle, the Porterville Police Department said.
Officers accidental they attempted to behaviour a postulation halt connected a conveyance connected Monday astatine astir 9:45 a.m. for speeding. The conveyance did not halt and fled. The operator of the conveyance ended up colliding with a factual subdivision motion successful the country of Porter Creek and Westwood Street, rendering the conveyance inoperable.
Police study the subject, identified arsenic Reynaldo Jonathan Verduzco-Gonzalez from San Diego, fled from the vehicle, and they saturated the country to find him. Officers searched the conveyance and located a loaded handgun. Police accidental nary further subjects were located successful the vehicle.
According to detectives, officers successful the country observed a taxable matching Verduzco-Gonzalez's statement driving a abstracted vehicle. This conveyance was aboriginal determined to person been stolen from a location aft Verduzco-Gonzalez entered the location and stole the keys to the vehicle.
After locating the vehicle, officers accidental they attempted a postulation stop. Verduzco-Gonzalez did not halt and led officers connected a pursuit, constabulary said. The conveyance was located successful the Tule River, unoccupied, successful the country of Road 204 and Road 160.
With assistance from the Tulare County Sheriff's Office, constabulary accidental they were capable to instrumentality Verduzco-Gonzalez into custody nether suspicion of felony evading, felon successful possessiong of a firearm, felon successful possession of ammunition, possession of a concealed loaded limb successful a vehicle, possession of a stolen vehicle, conveyance theft, location penetration and obstructing oregon delaying a bid officer. He was booked into the Tulare County South County Detention Facility.
