A 40-year-old man suspected of robbery and eluding law enforcement during a vehicle pursuit has been taken into custody, authorities announced Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Vernon Leslie Harris became involved in an altercation with another man around 7 p.m. Tuesday over his driving behavior on Par Drive in an unincorporated area bordering La Mesa, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office.<\/p>\n
Sheriff’s officials said that during the exchange, Harris observed the victim photographing his pickup truck with a cellphone, causing him to exit his vehicle and approach the victim, taking his cellphone, and fleeing.<\/p>\n
Deputies responded to the area and used tracking information to locate the victim’s cellphone in the 400 block of El Cajon Boulevard, where they observed Harris’ pickup truck and attempted a traffic stop.<\/p>\n
Harris failed to yield, prompting a vehicle pursuit that lasted more than 1 hour and 40 minutes, during which he ran at least one stop sign and red light, swerving across multiple traffic lanes, sheriff’s officials said.<\/p>\n
The pursuit spanned approximately 50 miles, with speeds reaching up to 60 mph.<\/p>\n
“With assistance from allied law enforcement agencies, deputies deployed three tire deflation devices, successfully bringing the pursuit to a peaceful end,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement.<\/p>\n
Harris was arrested and booked at the San Diego Central Jail on suspicion of robbery, evading a peace officer, obstructing a peace officer, and committing a felony while out on bail.<\/p>\n
Anyone with information about the robbery or pursuit was urged to call the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office’s Rancho Station at 619-660-7090.<\/p>\n
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