Suspect arrested after chase in Coachella
Colin Atagi, The Desert Sun
A Coachella man is accused of leading authorities on a chase and possessing burglary tools and a loaded handgun.
Edward Sandoval, 25, was arrested 1:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 51-000 block of Genoa Street, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
A sheriff's deputy was patrolling the area when he spotted a suspicious person wearing dark clothing and standing in front of a vehicle outside a home. The man ran when the deputy approached him and he jumped over a fence and into a backyard, according to the sheriff's department.
The deputy caught up with the suspect in the backyard and discovered he was carrying burglary tools and drug paraphernalia. The gun was found on Genoa where the deputy originally spotted the suspect.
Sandoval was arrested on suspicion of being a convicted felon in possession of a handgun, possessing drug paraphernalia, possessing burglary tools and prowling, according to the sheriff's department.
He's being held at the Riverside County Jail in Indio in lieu of $30,000, according to jail records.
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