Storm Held on $312K Bail, Arraignment Set for Friday

Dimitri Storm's arraignment has been set for Friday at 2 p.m. in an Oakland courthouse, authorities said Thursday.

Dimitri Storm, 42, was arrested early Tuesday and is being held at the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin on $312,000 bail, according to jail records.

He was captured in the 1500 block of Summit Road in the Grizzly Peak area at about 4 a.m. after police received a report of a man trying car door handles and attempting to break into vehicles, Berkeley police spokeswoman Jennifer Coats said.

He was arrested on suspicion of attempted burglary, theft, obstructing an officer and providing a false name, Coats said. She said Storm identified himself to officers as James Prouty Rollston.

As he was being taken into custody, Storm "started physically fighting with the officers," Coats said.

Storm suffered minor injuries in the altercation and was taken to a hospital for treatment before being transferred to the jail in Dublin, Coats said.

Storm is wanted for a variety of crimes in counties including Santa Cruz, Monterey, Marin, Sonoma and Santa Clara. At least two $1 million warrants had been issued for his arrest, in Santa Cruz and Sonoma counties, Coats said.

In Santa Cruz County, the district attorney's office has filed felony burglary and vehicle theft charges against Storm, as well as several misdemeanor charges. The charges stem from an auto burglary in Ben Lomond on March 31 and home burglaries and vehicle thefts in Santa Cruz on April 2.

However, it is not yet clear when Storm will appear in Santa Cruz County Superior Court to face those charges because so many other charges are pending against him in other jurisdictions.