P. v Barahona
About 4:30 a.m. on December 30, 2009, officers responded to a report of suspicious activity at the intersection of 16th and P Streets in Sacramento. The caller had observed two men attempting to break into an ATM using a blow torch and they were leaving in a pickup truck. Officers saw the pickup, later determined to be stolen, and activated their lights and sirens in an attempt to stop the pickup. Instead of stopping, the driver, later identified as defendant Ronnie Mauricio Barahona, led the officers, who were in separate patrol cars, on a high-speed chase through residential streets, running stop signs, and eventually merging onto westbound Interstate 80. Defendant exited the highway into West Sacramento, entered a residential area, drove onto a lawn, almost colliding with the house, sideswiped a Chevy Blazer, and continued until he struck a fire hydrant. Defendant and John Ditgen then fled on foot.
Officers Michael Cuevas got out of his patrol car and Officer Michael Stoltzfus attempted to cut defendant off with his patrol car. Defendant fired a gun once, paused, and then fired two more times. Officer Stoltzfus got out of his patrol car. Defendant continued to run, turned and fired his gun. Officer Stoltzfus claimed that defendant fired the fourth shot directly at him. The officers lost sight of defendant.
Officers found Ditgen hiding in a backyard of a residence. Three hours later, officers found defendant hiding in the rafters of a detached garage. Defendant assisted officers in recovering his gun, a loaded semiautomatic firearm.
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