California man jumps into river to elude homeowner, police: cops
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Michael Hernandez (VISALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT)
Officials say a California man jumped into a river to elude a homeowner and police following a report of a burglary.
The Sacramento Bee reports that 40-year-old Michael Hernandez leapt into the St. John’s River in Visalia following pursuit by a homeowner Saturday.
Hernandez was arrested on suspicion of burglary, resisting arrest, methamphetamine possession, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
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DISPUTE ON GOLF COURSE LEADS TO FATAL SHOOTING
Police in the city 211 miles south of Sacramento responded to a 3 p.m. report of a resident interrupting a burglar before chasing the man’s vehicle in his own car.
Authorities searched for three hours before Hernandez was spotted.
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Police say Hernandez jumped back into the river but the swift current forced him to shore, where he struggled with officers and a police dog in knee-deep water.