CLEARLAKE, Calif. – A Clearlake man faces charges for leading police on a pursuit and having both methamphetamine and marijuana in his car.
Dylan Thomas Bacon, 36, ditched the car and escaped on foot following the chase, which began on 4:30 a.m. Monday, according to Sgt. Rodd Joseph of the Clearlake Police Department.
Joseph said Officer Travis Parson attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a speeding vehicle, a black Dodge Charger, in the area of Acacia Street and Arrowhead Road.
As Parson attempted to catch the speeding vehicle, the vehicle led him on a short pursuit, ending near the intersections of Sonoma Way and Woodland Drive, Joseph said.
Once the vehicle had stopped, the driver exited and fled on foot, abandoning a female passenger inside the vehicle, according to Joseph.
Joseph said police identified the driver as Bacon.
During a search of the vehicle, more than 26 grams of suspected methamphetamine was located along with almost 9 pounds of processed marijuana, Joseph said.
In addition to the drugs found inside the vehicle, Joseph said a scale and packaging materials also were located.
Joseph said that police believe, based on evidence collected from the vehicle, the drugs were possessed for sales.
The vehicle Bacon had been driving was impounded from the scene, Joseph said.
Joseph said Bacon is a narcotics offender and required to register as such. Bacon also is on searchable felony probation out of Yolo County for narcotics violations and on searchable felony probation for burglary out of Sacramento County.
The case will be submitted to the Lake County District Attorney’s Office for charges, Joseph said.
Anyone with information on Bacon’s whereabouts is asked to contact Officer Travis Parson at 707-994-8251, Extension No. 507.
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