Redwood City $135K Porsche Carjack Suspect Leads Cops On Chase

REDWOOD CITY, CA — A Redwood City carjack suspect who police said stole a $135,000 Porsche from a dealership over the weekend was arrested in the East Bay after leading authorities on a wild chase over the San Mateo Bridge Saturday, Redwood City police said.

Officers said a salesman at Carlsen Porsche on Haven Avenue was showing Jeremy Morton a car on the lot about 4:45 p.m. Saturday when, after starting the engine of the pricy sportscar, the suspect, along with the clerk, got out of the car.

Police said the suspect then reached under his clothing, and the salesman saw what appeared to be the outline of a handgun being pointed at him. The suspect demanded the keys, and then drove off with the Porsche.

The CHP pursued the Porsche across the San Mateo Bridge and through Oakland, San Leandro, Hayward, Union City and Fremont, where officers eventually boxed in the Porsche - though not before it rammed a CHP patrol car, Redwood City police said.

Morton, who is on probation for felony assault out of Alameda County, was then taken into custody and booked into the San Mateo County Jail on suspicion of carjacking.

Additional charges are expected to be filed by the CHP in Alameda County for suspicion of felony evasion of the police, assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer for the intentional ramming of the CHP vehicle, police said.

— Bay City News and Patch staffer Gideon Rubin contributed to this report