Charged Felon Leads Cops on Car Chase

A Pacifica resident led Pacifica Police on a car chase from Pacifica to San Francisco before the police eventually located him.

On Sunday at 11 p.m., an officer saw a black Dodge Charger in the 200 block of Manor Drive in Pacifica. The officer recognized the driver, Marvin Araquistain, 34, of Pacifica, who had a suspended driver’s license.

The officer then initiated a traffic stop on the driver, but Araquistain refused to stop. Araquistain then fled Pacifica through Daly City and into San Francisco with the police on his trail. The man eluded officers for a short period before officers located his unoccupied vehicle on the 800 block of Sargent Street in San Francisco.

With the assistance of the San Francisco Police Department, Daly City Police Department, and the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office, Araquistain was found a few blocks from his abandoned vehicle and taken into custody after a brief struggle with officers. 

Araquistain was booked at the San Mateo County Jail on the following six charges: felony evading, felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a firearm with prior violent conviction, felon committing a felony while out on bail, delay or obstructing officers, and driving with a suspended license.

If convicted, what should Araquistain's sentence be? Tell us in the comments. 

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