Four arrested for shoplifting, leading deputies on I-10 pursuit

Deputies arrested four suspects who allegedly shoplifted from a Palm Desert store, then led police on a pursuit down Interstate 10 Tuesday afternoon.

According to Sergeant Joe Ruiz of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, the suspects stole multiple cell phones from a retail store on the 72200 block of Highway 111. The suspects then fled the area in a vehicle and when they were spotted by deputies, a vehicle pursuit ensued.

The suspects led deputies west on Interstate 10 until they were finally stopped at a gas station in Cabazon, Ruiz wrote.

The following four suspects were arrested:

Damarie Knight, 19, of Rialto
Malachai Cash Moten , 19, of Colton
Dominic Claude, 23 of Colton
Brandon Moore, 20, of Riverside

All four suspects were booked into county jail in Indio on charges of burglary, conspiracy to commit theft, felony evading and felony vandalism.

KESQ 2019