Posted By CotoBlogzz
 |
An OCSD investigation into the shooting incident identified suspect, Julian St. John, 40, Orange, as the shooter. The victim indicated that following the shooting, St. John stole his Mercedes Benz SUV parked in the driveway and fled the scene.
|
Approximately 30 minutes later,
the vehicle driven by St. John was located in the San Clemente area. Deputies
attempted to stop the vehicle resulting in a short pursuit southbound on
Interstate 5 into the San Onofre area of San Diego County, terminating near the
nuclear generating station. St. John abandoned the vehicle and fled the
area on foot.
A search team comprised of the
Sheriff's Department Bloodhounds and Air Support Units, with assistance from US
Border Patrol, US Marine Corps Police and San Diego County Sheriff's deputies,
searched the area for approximately five hours but were unable to locate St.
John. Sheriff's deputies recovered the abandoned stolen vehicle and
located a handgun that is believed to be the weapon used in the shooting.
On Monday, March 10 at approximately
2:50 a.m., St. John was located by State Park Rangers near their gate off
Basilone Road in San Clemente. St. John was detained and subsequently
arrested on charges
of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon. He is currently being held on $500,000
bail at the Intake Release Center. He is scheduled to be in court on
Tuesday, March 11.
No comments:
Post a Comment