Crime & Safety
Wanted East Bay Man Arrested In North Bay Chase
Kevin Marquis Onyejekwe, 26, had warrants for his arrest out of Pittsburg and San Jose.
Deputies in Sonoma County on Friday got into a high-speed pursuit with a fugitive who they allege was in possession of a stolen handgun.
At 3:18 a.m., a deputy patrolling along state Highway 12 near Boyes Boulevard in Boyes Hot Springs spotted a black Ford Focus allegedly speeding. The deputy attempted a traffic stop but was rebuffed and a high-speed chase ensued. The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office said the suspect drove recklessly and ran numerous red lights.
Eventually the suspect driver entered the intersection of Highway 12 and West Napa Street at a high rate of speed and crashed into a traffic signal pole, according to the Sheriff's Office.
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The suspect leapt out of the crashed car and ran east on West Napa Street towards downtown Sonoma. The deputy chased the suspect along West Napa Street a bit before catching him and tackling him to the ground. The suspect allegedly fought with the deputy for over two minutes before additional deputies could arrive at the scene and successfully arrest the suspect, according to deputies.
Arrested was Concord resident Kevin Marquis Onyejekwe, 26.
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Onyejekwe had three outstanding warrants for his arrest from San Jose and Pittsburg.
Deputies searched Onyejekwe's car and allegedly found a stolen handgun. The Sig Sauer was loaded with 9mm ammunition and was later determined to have been stolen during a car burglary in Antioch, the Sheriff's Office said.
Deputies also allegedly found a variety of ammunition in different calibers, psilocybin "magic" mushrooms, suspected cocaine, and numerous other items of narcotics paraphernalia associated with selling narcotics.
Onyejekwe was booked in the Sonoma County Jail on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a gun and ammunition, carrying a loaded firearm in public, possession of narcotics with a firearm, possession of narcotics for sale, transportation of narcotics, possession of stolen property, fleeing the scene of an accident, vehicle pursuit and resisting arrest.
Onyejekwe is being held without bail.
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