OCEANO, Calif. (AP) - A 38-year-old parolee from California has been taken into police custody after leading officers on a vehicle pursuit along the Pacific coast.
The Los Angeles Times reports (https://lat.ms/2t8dtgH ) Joshua Anthony Jordan was arrested at gunpoint Wednesday after his Lexus got stuck in beach sand and he ran into the ocean.
The chase began when Jordan fled a deputy who attempted to pull his vehicle over. It was called off when Jordan entered a freeway going the wrong way, but was back on when Jordan’s vehicle was spotted again about an hour and 15 minutes later.
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Jordan then led officers along the coast at Oceano Dunes state beach, leaving families and children dashing for safety.
Jordan was arrested on suspicion of felony willful cruelty to a child with possible injury or death and evading a police officer in a reckless manner.
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Information from: Los Angeles Times, https://www.latimes.com/
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