Mountain View Man Facing $2.5 Million Bail

A 25-year-old Mountain View man who was arrested after allegedly striking a San Francisco police officer with a vehicle in San Francisco’s Bernal Heights neighborhood on Monday remains in custody, with bail set at $2.5 million.

The officer’s injuries are not life threatening and he suffered no broken bones, San Francisco police spokeswoman Officer Grace Gatpandan said.

Jaimes Ulises, the man suspected of striking the police officer with the vehicle and pinning him up against another vehicle, was arrested at the scene moments after the incident occurred, according to Gatpandan.

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At approximately midnight, the officer arrived in the unit block of Mirabel Avenue, near Shotwell Street, to respond to a possible auto burglary, police said. As the officer stepped out of his patrol vehicle, the suspect, who was sitting inside a vehicle described as a white BMW 750i, attempted to run over the officer, according to police.

The suspect struck the officer, pinning him up against the patrol vehicle, according to police. As the suspect attempted to flee in the vehicle, another officer in a vehicle arrived at the scene.

The suspect then struck the second police vehicle but was unable to escape, police said.

Officers were able to immediately take the suspect into custody without further incident.

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The injured officer was taken to San Francisco General Hospital where he was treated for injuries to his legs and ribs, police said.

Ulises was booked into San Francisco County Jail and charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault on a peace officer with a weapon and evading a police officer. He is also suspected of driving on a license suspended as a result of a DUI offense and providing false identification to a police officer.

Ulises will be back in court at 9 a.m. on Friday for his arraignment, according to the District Attorney’s Office.

--Bay City News