Crime & Safety
Police: Chase Ends in Fugitive's Arrest
Arrest information from the Napa Police Department does not indicate convictions.
Napa police caught up with a wanted man of no known address after he fled from a vehicle under pursuit from authorities following a fight Tuesday evening, according to a shift activity log released Wednesday by the :
NPD Officers responded to a report of a fight in progress at a residence in the 100 Block of Freeway Drive.
Upon arrival a Ford Explorer was seen leaving the area at a high rate of speed and it was identified by witnesses as being involved in the fight.
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The vehicle was located in the area of Cherryview Ct and Old Sonoma Rd and a passenger fled from the vehicle upon contact with the police.
The passenger was apprehended on foot on Underhill Dr, south of Old Sonoma Rd.
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He was identified as John William Thompson Jr (8/5/86), address unknown, and confirmed to have two warrants for his arrest.
He was additionally found to be in possession of a large amount of marijuana.
Thompson was arrested and booked into the on warrants for DUI and driving under the influence, with fresh charges of possessing marijuana and resisting, obstructing or delaying police, according to the log.
