Parolee in Custody After Wild Police Chase in Southern California
HACIENDA HEIGHTS, Calif.—A parolee who led authorities on a wild chase involving multiple vehicles, one of which he used to repeatedly ram a Fullerton police cruiser that was being used in an unsuccessful attempt to pin him in place, was in custody Nov. 10 following his arrest in Hacienda Heights.
Johnny Anchondo, 32, was being held on a parole violation, pending the possible filing of other charges, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
According to Fullerton police, the suspect fled from an attempted traffic stop about 4:40 p.m. at Auto Center Drive and the Santa Ana (5) Freeway.
The suspect was originally in a dark-colored sedan, but at one point stopped and jumped out of the car, and tried to steal a parked pickup truck in Anaheim. When he was unable to break into the vehicle, he jumped back into the sedan, eventually parking and running into a townhome complex….