Suspects In Hwy 4 Pursuit From Bay Point To Martinez ID'd By Sheriff's Office

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA -- Contra Costa County sheriff's officials have released the names of the two people arrested Tuesday afternoon for allegedly leading authorities on a pursuit in a stolen vehicle. According to sheriff's officials, 22-year-old Terry Nichols of Antioch was arrested and booked into the Martinez Detention Facility on suspicion of numerous offenses, including possessing a stolen vehicle, evading and resisting arrest. He is being held on $90,000 bail.

Mason Leonard, 19, of Antioch was also arrested and booked into the Martinez Detention Facility on suspicion of possessing stolen property and vandalism. He is being held on $40,000 bail, sheriff's officials said.

On Tuesday at 1:51 p.m., sheriff's deputies tried to pull over a stolen truck on westbound state Highway 4 near Willow Pass Road in Bay Point.

The blue GMC truck did not stop and led sheriff's deputies, Antioch police and California Highway Patrol officers on a pursuit.

Nichols, who was driving the stolen truck, drove west on Highway 4, exited at Alhambra Avenue in Martinez, then got back onto the highway and headed east.

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According to sheriff's officials, Nichols exited Highway 4 at Hillcrest Avenue, drove through several stoplights and stuck a fence in the 900 block of 13th Street in Antioch.

Nichols and Leonard, who was a passenger in the truck, allegedly fled on foot. Both suspects were soon located and arrested, sheriff's officials said.

By Bay City News Service

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