a felon A man who reportedly tried to kill a California woman led police on a dangerous chase in an unsuccessful attempt to evade arrest, a newly released video shows. became.
Over the weekend, police in Lathrop, Calif., about 10 miles south of Stockton, released a compilation of dashboard and body camera video related to an intense police chase two months ago.
On Jan. 27, a Lathrop woman called 911 to report a man had threatened two women. When police spoke to the alleged victims, the women described the suspects as “mentally insane” and claimed that they had tried to kill one of them the night before.
When the police approached Suspect, 40-year-old Juan Valdez left in his Nissan Versa and began speeding through the neighborhood, running through stop signs and stopping to speak with police. Despite repeated orders from officers to turn off the car’s engine, Valdez sped away again, this time driving the wrong way down a main street to evade police, video showed.
Moments later, police cruisers appeared to surround him. However, the suspect managed to escape the scene and jump onto southbound Interstate 5.
By then, the Nissan Versa’s undercarriage seemed to be in rough shape, and the rear tire soon went flat. According to the video, Valdez stopped his car on the side of the road, jumped out of the car, and attempted to carjack another vehicle to continue his getaway.
The driver of the vehicle had reportedly just entered the store and began moving to prevent the suspect from gaining control. Undaunted, Valdez held on to the driver’s side door for nearly 10 seconds, keeping his legs up to avoid road burns or other injuries, according to the video.
When the driver stopped, the suspect ran to gain entry from the passenger side, but the officer was right behind him. One of the officers loudly warned them that they were at risk of being shot if they did not stop. The suspect ignored the warning and was then shot at least once.
Officers then administered first aid, but the suspect twice claimed he couldn’t breathe. He later claimed he was shot in the arm.
“My fucking son is a Marine, he’s a dog,” he said. Said. “I respect you. I was just trying to escape.”
The suspect was eventually treated at an area hospital and later released.
Valdez was then booked into the San Joaquin County Jail and charged with five felonies: auto burglary, false imprisonment, escape, resisting arrest, and committing a felony while on release/parole for a prior conviction. The details of his previous convictions are unknown. He is scheduled to appear in court again on April 10th.
You can see the edited video released by Lathrop PD here. Below is a news broadcast regarding this video.
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