Highway 99 at Stanislaus Street in Fresno, where a man ran from a deputy. He was later captured at G Street and Stanislaus.
ANTHONY GALAVIZ
agalaviz@fresnobee.com
A man was captured Saturday after breaking away from a Fresno County sheriff’s deputy who was arresting him.
The search involved the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, Fresno Police Department and the California Highway Patrol, including the use of a helicopter.
Deputies said they responded to a call for service shortly after 1 a.m. and took the suspect into custody.
The man later ran from a deputy, officials said.
Authorities searched for him along Highway 99 near Stanislaus. He was taken into custody near G Street and Stanislaus.
According to jail records, the man was identified as Timothy Rocky Remillard.
He was booked on suspicion of: deterring an officer by threat or violence; assault on a public official; obstructing a public officer; attempted removal of a firearm from an officer; battery on police/fire personnel (no injury); escape from sheriff’s custody; first-degree burglary; probation violation; receiving or concealing stolen property; and inflicting corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant.
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Anthony Galaviz writes about sports for The Fresno Bee. He covers the Las Vegas Raiders, high schools, boxing, MMA and junior colleges. He’s been with The Bee since 1997 and attended Fresno City College before graduating from Fresno State with a major in journalism and a minor in criminology.
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