The Sonoma County Sheriff announced that a high-speedy pursuit resulted in the arrest of a Concord man.
On 1/3/2024 at 3:18 AM, a deputy sheriff was patrolling Highway 12 and Boyes Blvd in Boyes Hot Springs, CA area when a black Ford Focus sedan passed the deputy at a high rate of speed. The deputy caught up to the car and confirmed it was speeding. The deputy attempted to stop the car near the intersection of Hwy 12 and Verano Ave and the driver subsequently led the deputy in a high-speed pursuit. The driver drove recklessly during the pursuit, constantly speeding and running numerous red lights in the process. The driver entered the intersection of Hwy 12 and West Napa St at a high rate of speed and crashed into a traffic signal pole.
The suspect leapt out of the crashed car and ran east on West Napa St towards downtown Sonoma, CA. The deputy chased the suspect along West Napa St approximately 150 yards before catching the suspect and tackling the suspect to the ground. The suspect fought with the deputy for over two minutes before additional deputies could arrive at the scene and successfully arrest the suspect.
The suspect was identified as Kevin Marquis Onyejekwe, a 26-year-old resident of Concord, CA.
Onyejekwe was determined to have three outstanding warrants for his arrest from two different bay area municipalities. Onyejekwe had one felony warrant from San Jose, CA and two warrants, one felony and one misdemeanor, from Pittsburg, CA.
Deputies searched Onyejekwe’s car and found a stolen handgun. The Sig Sauer handgun was loaded with 9mm ammunition and was later determined to have been stolen during a car burglary in Antioch, CA. Also located inside the car was a variety of ammunition in different calibers, psilocybin “magic” mushrooms, suspected cocaine, and numerous other items of narcotics paraphernalia associated with selling narcotics.
Onyejekwe was booked in the Sonoma County Jail and is being held on the following charges:
- 29800(A)(1) PC – Prohibited person in possession of a firearm.\
- 30305(A) PC – Prohibited person in possession of ammunition.
- 25850(a)(c)(2) PC – Carrying a loaded firearm in public.
- 11351 HS – Possession of narcotics for sale.
- 11352 HS –Transportation of narcotics.
- 11370.1(a) HS – Possession of narcotics while armed with a firearm.
- 496(a) PC – Possession of stolen property.
- 69(a) PC – Resisting arrest.
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2800.2(a) CVC – Vehicle pursuit.
- 11350(a) HS – Possession of narcotics.
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20002 VC – Fleeing the scene of a traffic accident.
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Onyejekwe, Concord, has the following additional holds stemming from the warrants for his arrest:
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San Jose – 29805(A)(1) PC – NO BAIL
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Pittsburg – 2800.2 VC – $75,000.
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Pittsburg – 11359 HS – $10,000.
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No other information was released.
Recent pursuits resulting in arrests:
- Update: Antioch Police Says Suspect in Shooting Now in Custody
- Concord Police Arrest Two Suspects After Slow-Speed Pursuit and Foot Chase Involving Stolen Vehicle
- Charges Filed After Man Crashes into Oakley Officer During Pursuit
- 17-Year-Old Arrested After Armed Robbery, Carjacking, Pursuit in Antioch