Peninsula 360 Editor
Redwood City. A 25-year-old Hayward man pleaded not guilty Tuesday after stealing a Porsche vehicle from a dealership in Redwood City. Redwood City. Events that led to a chase through the Bay Area on Saturday, Bay Area authorities said. San Mateo County.
Jeremy MortonThe suspect in question faces charges of robbery, unlawful possession of a vehicle, reckless endangerment, and threatening a police officer with a weapon. The incident took place at about 4:45 p.m. last Saturday at the Redwood City Porsche dealership on the Haven Avenue.
Apparently, Morton was loitering inside the agency while looking suspiciously at the opening mechanism of the vehicle doors, it was just then when one of the representatives approached him and asked him the reasons for his strange behavior.
After moving into the sales area of the agency, Morton took a seat in one of the luxury cars while pretending to carry a gun under his clothes; with no other choice, the sales executive gave Morton the keys to the Porsche and left the agency without paying or even know the financing plans, prosecutors said.
Unfortunately for Morton, his joy was short-lived when California Highway Patrol officers pulled him over as he headed north on U.S. 101, but not before testing the vehicle's speed, since the chase reached 115 mph (185 km/h), according to statements from the district attorney's office.
The persecution continued until the Bay Bridge where Morton allegedly tried to ram one of the California Highway Patrol officers' motorcycles; however, in Fremont, authorities were already waiting for him and were ready to stop the vehicle, terminate the pursuit and take the individual into police custody.
However, the investigation later showed that, in reality, it was a theft of a Toyota RAV-4. at a Hayward dealership and that he drove through Redwood City and later parked it at a Porsche dealership, prosecutors said.
Morton, therefore, pleaded not guilty when he was arraigned on all charges this past Tuesday. The case is expected to return to court on September 14 for a preliminary hearing. In the meantime, the driver will remain in the hands of police until he pays a bail in the amount of $250,000, according to statements from the district attorney's office.
[With information from BNC]
