Sheriff’s Office Deputies Arrest a Man in Sausalito with Outstanding Warrants
SAUSALITO, CA — A Ukiah resident arrested on August 13th remains jailed on custody-hold with outstanding warrants from multiple jurisdictions. John R. Edwards, 34, attracted the attention of a Marin County Sheriff’s Office deputy who saw a Cadillac speeding through Sausalito at 2 a.m.
The deputy attempted a traffic stop near the Spencer Avenue freeway exit, which escalated to a more dangerous situation. Edwards fled twice and a shelter-in-place advisory was issued at 7:07 a.m., while deputies and Sausalito police searched for him.
“The driver made a U-turn and began traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of Highway 101,” according to a statement released by the sheriff’s office. “Due to the danger posed by the wrong-way driver, the deputy did not pursue.”
The Cadillac was found abandoned near the Rodeo Trailhead, where Rodeo Avenue ends in Sausalito. A man was later reported walking onto northbound Highway 101. Deputies responded but the man fled into a nearby neighborhood.
The suspect identified as Edwards was arrested at 8:55 a.m., outside 145 Santa Rosa Avenue, a hillside neighborhood, near the Rodeo Avenue freeway exit. Edwards was found hiding at a construction site.
Edwards was booked into Marin County Jail on open charges including –
- Evading an officer with disregard for safety
- Reckless driving on a highway
- Driving the wrong way on a divided highway
- Resisting/obstructing an officer
- Disorderly conduct: loitering/prowling
- Possession of a controlled substance
His additional outstanding warrants pertain to burglaries, robbery, grand theft, possession of a controlled substance while armed, among other offenses.
– by Jim Emerson
