Traffic on the southbound Interstate 15 in Fallbrook was briefly interrupted Sunday when a pursuit came down the freeway, California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers said.
The suspect was taken into custody at 12:58 p.m., officers said. The pursuit had been going on since noon and caused some congestion near Old Highway 395.
Andrew J. Carr, 36 of Bonsall, approached an LA County Fire Chief in Long Beach and made threats against his life Sunday morning, CHP said.
The Long Beach Police Department pursued Carr’s 2016 Ford van after he fled the scene.
Carr drove recklessly through Long Beach then onto the freeway where Santa Fe Springs and then Riverside CHP took over the pursuit.
He continued down I-15 where Oceanside CHP took over.
There were several unsuccessful attempts to spike strip his van, but he finally ran out of gas at Camino Del Rey under 1-15.
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Carr refused commands to get out of his van, and resisted arrest even when officers broke the driver’s side window with a beanbag gun.
A San Diego Sheriff K9 was deployed and assisted in taking Carr into custody.
He was charged with Felony Evading and resisting arrest, and was booked into the Vista Detention Facility.
He may face additional charges pending the outcome of the investigation.
