Johnny Anchondo, 33, a parolee from Moreno Valley, is faces counts that include carjacking, assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer, and evading and resisting officers
Orange County prosecutors have filed criminal charges against a parolee accused of leading law enforcement onthat allegedly included the driver ramming into police cruisers and other vehicles before the hour-long pursuit ended in flames and gunshots.
Anchondo already was on parole for attempted carjacking and evading police, prosecutors said; if convicted of the new charges, he faces up to 54 years in prison. He is currently being held in Los Angeles County, but Orange County prosecutors say they can file charges for alleged crimes that span both counties since it was part of a spree that began in Orange County.
Prosecutors allege Anchondo then stole a van and repeatedly reversed it into a Fullerton police vehicle when officers attempted to block him in. A high-speed chase ensued, and prosecutors allege that Anchondo drove at nearly 100 miles per hour over the county line before ditching the van in Whittier.
For the next 40 minutes, prosecutors allege, Anchondo drove the stolen truck through Los Angeles County, hitting multiple civilian vehicles, nearly colliding with several Los Angeles County Sheriff’s vehicles that were trying to block him in a cul-de-sac.
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