Fugitive makes an attempt to evade LA police by swimming out to sea

A needed man who swam out into the ocean whereas fleeing police throughout a wild chase Thursday morning was collared after greater than an hour within the water.

The motion started round 7:20 a.m., when officers tried to arrest the suspect needed on a felony warrant close to the intersection of the Pacific Coast Highway and Marina Drive within the Pacific Palisades, the LAPD mentioned.

Officers instructed the fugitive to give up, however as an alternative he fled on foot and ran towards Will Rogers State Beach, a preferred stretch of coast for beachgoing households and surfers.

The suspect managed to outpace the cops earlier than leaping into the ocean absolutely clothed and swimming approach out to sea.

Video captured the suspect treading water lots of of yards offshore as two boats and a pair of first responders on paddleboards got here to satisfy him.

One of the emergency responders gave the impression to be talking with the suspect.

The man finally exhausted himself, with a 3rd rescuer swimming as much as him as he approached one of many paddleboards to be transported to a ready sheriff’s boat.

He was lastly taken into custody round 9:30 a.m., roughly two hours after the ordeal started.

A police spokesman mentioned the person was taken into custody with out additional battle and stays within the custody of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. There have been no accidents reported, the spokesman mentioned.

An investigation is ongoing.

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