[UPDATE 3:13 p.m.] High Speed Pursuit Near Arcata

A Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputy is in a high speed pursuit (speeds of up to 90 mph since we’ve been listening) of a Jeep Rubicon which was headed southbound on Hwy 101 approaching the Samoa exit about 3:05 p.m., but then took the Sunnybrae exit.

The suspect is wanted for being in a physical fight with their neighbors.

The CHP is declining to join the pursuit. A request for a K-9 is also

Please remember that this story is unfolding. Information is being reported as we gather it. However, some of the information coming from witnesses and initial official reports could be wrong. We will do our best to get the facts but, in the case that something is inaccurate, we will update with correct information as soon as we can.

UPDATE 3:10 p.m.: The officer has lost sight but describes the vehicle as black with no top…?  The vehicle may have been last seen at the lighthouse in Manilla.

UPDATE 3:13 p.m.: Another driver is reporting their vehicle being struck by a black Jeep.

UPDATE: Man Flees Deputies in Jeep, Strikes Another Vehicle, Rams a Locked Gate, and, Eventually, Is Located Hiding in Vegetation, Says HCSO