Suspected gang member charged in Desert Hot Springs pursuit
A suspected gang member accused of leading police on a car chase through Desert Hot Springs was charged with multiple felonies today, including evading arrest and firearm possession.
Faustino Navar, 33, of Desert Hot Springs, allegedly led sheriff’s deputies on a Thursday morning pursuit through the city before abandoning the vehicle near Calle Barranca and making an unsuccessful attempt to escape on foot. The chase began when sheriff’s Gang Task Force members spotted “a person of interest” driving a car near Little Morongo Road and 13th Avenue and the motorist — later identified as Navar — sped off when they tried to make a traffic stop, according to sheriff’s Sgt. Paul Heredia.
Navar was booked into the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility in Banning in lieu of $100,000 bail.
He’s scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon on charges of evading arrest, eluding a pursuing peace officer, resisting arrest, possession of a firearm and possession of controlled substances.
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