OAKLAND — A man with no fewer than 15 felony convictions has been charged in federal court with stashing a shotgun in a burnt-out RV underneath the freeway during a police chase, court records show.
Anthony Pearson, of Oakland, has been charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. An FBI agent said in court filings that Pearson has “in excess of 15 felony convictions” and that the charges stem from an incident in May 2025.
Pearson allegedly led California Highway Patrol officers on a chase, and eluded the agency’s aviation unit long enough to get underneath Interstate 880 and stash the shotgun inside a burnt-out recreational vehicle near Fourth Street. Officers later caught up, arrested Pearson, and discovered the gun inside a duffel bag in the trashed vehicle, according to the criminal complaint.
The charging records say Pearson’s numerous felony convictions include a prior gun possession case. He was remanded to custody at a March 10 hearing and is next due in court on March 16, records show.