California Highway Patrol Newhall units initiated a pursuit of a possible armed suspect from Bakersfield on Thursday, according to a spokesperson with the CHP Newhall-area Office.
The suspect was ultimately detained in West Los Angeles after officers deployed a spike strip, deflating at least one of the vehicle’s tires.
The suspect was wanted in connection with a carjacking and robbery in two possible separate incidents, CHP Newhall Public Information Officer Carlos Burgos-Lopez said.
CHP units were notified at approximately 11:20 a.m. about a white Ford vehicle traveling on the southbound lanes of Interstate 5, driven by a man in his 40s possibly armed with a black AR-style rifle out of Bakersfield, he confirmed.
Newhall units first attempted to make contact with the suspect on Interstate 5 near Magic Mountain Parkway, where the vehicle failed to yield and a pursuit was initiated, Burgos-Lopez added.
Officers attempted to set up a spike strip on the Newhall Pass just south of State Route 14, but it failed as the vehicle continued to travel on the southbound lanes reaching up to speeds of 95 mph, according to Burgos-Lopez and radio dispatch traffic.
The pursuit passed through the Santa Clarita Valley and into the San Fernando Valley, southbound on I-5 where Newhall area officers handed the pursuit to the CHP Altadena area office.
The pursuit subsequently led toward downtown Los Angeles and Interstate 10 toward Santa Monica, where CHP officers successfully deployed a spike strip, deflating at least one of the front tires.
The male suspect was detained at gunpoint in the Cheviot Hills area in West Los Angeles, according to televised video footage.
