Deputies Arrest Coachella Man Weeks After After Dangerous Chase

A man who ran from authorities following a domestic dispute was behind bars today.

Joseph Salazar, 38, of Coachella, was arrested Sunday, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

On Dec. 12, Salazar allegedly brandished a firearm during a domestic dispute. Deputies followed Salazar and pulled him over, but he put his Chevy Cobalt into reverse, nearly running over a deputy, and drove off, according to the Sheriff’s Department.

Deputies pursued Salazar through La Quinta, Indio and back to Coachella before calling off the chase because of public safety concerns.

The Sheriff’s Fugitive Warrant Enforcement Team conducted surveillance on places Salazar was known to visit before arresting him at a residence in Coachella Sunday.

Salazar was booked at the Indio Jail in lieu of $150,000 bail. He was being held on suspicion of seven counts, including assault with a deadly weapon and resisting arrest.