Jamestown, CA — A man that led deputies on a high speed pursuit in Tuolumne back on December 9 was located and arrested over the weekend. It’s an update to an earlier story.
At 10am on Sunday, security at the Chicken Ranch Casino notified officials that the chase suspect, Timothy (TJ) Lecompte of Tuolumne, was on the casino property. When deputies arrived and approached Lecompte, he took off running. After a short foot chase he was captured and arrested. He was booked into Tuolumne County Jail on warrants related to car theft, battery and resisting arrest.
This post was last modified on 12/19/2016 12:02 pm
Written by BJ Hansen.
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