A man who fled from a traffic stop Monday in Pleasant Hill, briefly dragging the police officer who had pulled him over, was arrested Tuesday after a vehicle pursuit from San Pablo to San Francisco.
Anthony McClain, a 29-year-old San Pablo resident, was initially stopped for a vehicle code violation in the 2300 block of Monument Boulevard near Interstate Highway 680 at about 7:50 p.m. Monday, according to Pleasant
Hill police.
He provided false identification to the officer and refused to turn off the car and hand over his keys, then accelerated the car while the officer was partially inside it during a struggle over the keys. He was dragged briefly but was able to free himself without getting injured, police said.
McClain fled, but investigators were eventually able to determine his identity and learned he was on active parole with warrants out for his arrest. Shortly before noon Tuesday, officers spotted his vehicle in San Pablo and tried to stop it as it entered Interstate Highway 80.
A pursuit ensued that headed west onto the Bay Bridge, where a California Highway Patrol officer “successfully deployed a tire deflation device” to disable the vehicle, police said.
McClain fled down an embankment from U.S. Highway 101 to Potrero Avenue, but San Francisco police eventually arrested him in the area of Potrero Avenue and 20th Street near Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, according to police.
He was later booked into Contra Costa County jail in Martinez.
Great police work! Now DA keep this Non-Community Participant OFF OUR STREETS!
Now if only the judges would keep scum like him in jail….
LOL! Our George Soros picked DA is Diana Becton!!!
Chance of jail time: 0%
He’s already out!
Salty here..
Another misguided person illegally arrested. I’m sure that’s what TRUAMA MOMMA is gonna say.
I say its another DIRTBAG A$$h0le taken off the streets of civil society.
TRUAMA… u are always full of ur own misguided garbage you constantly spew on Claycord.
Go find another forum cuz we are all sick of your far left bull$hit..
Happy New Years to everyone.
SALTY OUT!
Ahhh! Another fan of Trauma!
Well, CLEARLY she’s triggered you. I’m pretty sure comments should be about the post, not your personal issues.
Salty has clearly triggered KM! She doesn’t realize that her comments should be about the post and not her personal issues.
Using spike strips that endanger the public is not the brightest move. When will LE learn their wild cowboy antics are getting out of hand.
He’s on parole and he should be headed back to prison where he belongs. The use of spike strips was appropriate
Trauma,
You might be shocked at what I used to do as a law enforcement officer back in the 1980’s.
108RS
Trauma – you know NOTHING of law enforcement; you’ve already demonstrated that by the one opinion piece you cited from the NY Times about spike strips. Using your logic, police should not have firearms because they “endanger the public” and is reminiscent of “wild cowboy antics.” Btw, the cowboys of yesteryear were not “wild.”
And merely claiming to know someone in LE doesn’t confer any special knowledge.
Stick with seat belts. You know, insert tab A into slot B.
Trauma used to be married to a cop. I understand the cop not wanting to be stuck with anyone with a personality like that, but heck hath no fury like a trauma scorned.
A TraumaRx – Nobody cares what you think
Can we go back to the “Wanted: Dead or Alive” days?
Would be a good episode of “cops”
Wow too much excitement for me. Glad they caught up with the man.
Some of these malcontents just can’t follow simple rules. Best he be locked away for a while. But, sure as hell, he will be doing the same stuff when released next time. not much hope for this clown…
“Active parole with warrants out for his arrest”? How is that even a thing? Why have Democrats created an environment where criminals receive preferential treatment and law-abiding citizen victims are merely collateral damage?
Seems like “dragged” is an over-dramatization of what occurred. Typical.
KM-
The officer is standing outside the car and
reaching in trying to get the keys. The perp
starts to drive away. What would you like to
call it? “Along for the ride”. Let me drag you
like that sometime. I think you’ll change your
mind in a microsecond about over-dramatization.
Here we go again watering down situations by simply changing their names! OK. The officer wasn’t “dragged” by this knucklehead. He was asked to go for a run against his will while partially confinedy in a vehicle.
No KM! Dragged is not an over-dramatization! “Typical” response by a wannabe Monday Morning Quarterback that doesn’t have a clue what happened that day!
Hopefully the subject didn’t feel disrespected…….
May I suggest corporal punishment, followed by sergeant punishment, for this repeat offended?
This person is a repeat offender and continues to break the law and endanger those who are saddled to protect us. Put him away permanently as he is most likely a 3 time offender. But again, we live in anything goes liberal California. Stop voting the useless politicians into office and get our state back.
This guy’s life choices clearly demonstrate that rehabilitation is something he is not interested in. So get him through court quickly and back into jail to a lifestyle apparently more suited to him.