San Bruno Fire Gawker Fails to Appear in Court

Millbrae resident Paul Anthony Lee, 35, failed to appear in court on Tuesday on charges stemming from a .

Lee faces three felony counts for assaulting a police officer, evading authorities and allegedly running over a police officer's foot at the start of a pursuit that involved San Bruno and Daly City police, sheriff's deputies and the CHP. 

Lee pleaded not guilty to all the charges at an arraignment hearing in November 2010. He has been out of custody on $50,000 bail.

As a result of his failure to appear in court, the San Mateo County Superior Court forfeited his $50,000 bail bond and issued a new bench warrant with bail set at $150,000.

According to authorities, Lee was riding a motorcycle with a female passenger when he was confronted by San Bruno police amid suspicious circumstances on a perimeter police established to prevent looters in the early morning hours of Sept. 10. He fled the scene when police demanded that he produce identification.

At the time of his arrest, Lee was on probation after serving 2 ½ years in 2005 for attempted kidnapping and two years for possession of a controlled substance in 2009.