Subject of Bike Chase Gets 60 Days in Jail

The transient who led Redondo Beach Police Chief Joe Leonardi on a chase  pleaded guilty to receiving stolen property and was sentenced to 60 days in jail Monday, Daily Breeze crime reporter Larry Altman reported on his Crime & Courts blog.

Morgan Wayne Walker, 36, was arrested July 5 after a brief pursuit that involved Leonardi hopping on Walker's abandoned bicycle.

After Walker was taken into custody by another officer, Leonardi retraced his steps and found a class ring from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo that had been reported stolen from a residence in Hermosa Beach, police said.

In addition to the 60 days he will serve in county jail, Walker will serve three years' probation, according to City Prosecutor Melanie Chavira.

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