TEHACHAPI MAN SERIOUS AFTER SHOOTING TWO ARRESTED IN ATTEMPTED MURDER, PURSUIT.Byline: Greg Botonis Staff Writer ROSAMOND - A Tehachapi man was shot in the neck and seriously wounded A casualty whose injuries or illness are of such severity that the patient is rendered unable to walk or sit, thereby requiring a litter for movement and evacuation. See also evacuation; litter; patient. after he was confronted at a Rosamond friend's home by two men, one of whom ordered him to ``stay away from my woman,'' sheriff's officials said. Suspect Jeremy Popejoy, 25, of Tehachapi led Kern Kern, river, 155 mi (249 km) long, rising in the S Sierra Nevada Mts., E Calif., and flowing south, then southwest to a reservoir in the extreme southern part of the San Joaquin valley. The river has Isabella Dam as its chief facility. County sheriff's deputies on a high-speed chase through Tehachapi before crashing his car and being arrested, officials said. A second suspect, Robert Utley, 35, of Tehachapi, was arrested without incident about 30 minutes later when deputies stopped a car driving away from a home. ``This was a very active case. We had the shooting and then a pursuit, and a few minutes later another suspect was arrested,'' said Sgt. Chevy Garza of the Kern County Sheriff's Department. Joshua Olson, 26, of Tehachapi was shot about 7:21 p.m. Tuesday at a residence on Gertrude Avenue. ``One of the suspects said something like 'stay away from my woman' and then shot him in the neck using an unknown type handgun,'' a Sheriff's Department statement said. Olson was flown by helicopter to Kern Medical Center in Bakersfield, where he remained in serious condition as of Wednesday. His wounds are not considered to be life threatening, officials said. Investigators would not elaborate on what might have motivated the shooting, saying disclosure might jeopardize their investigation. Deputies spoke with several witnesses at the residence who gave them the names of the two men as well as where the men might be found in the Tehachapi area. Just after 9 p.m., a patrol deputy spotted Popejoy driving along Tehachapi Boulevard and attempted to stop him. Popejoy speeded away and led deputies on a high-speed chase through city streets until he lost control of the vehicle and crashed on a dirt road dirt road n (US) → camino sin firme dirt road n → chemin non macadamisé or non revêtu dirt road dirt n near Cherryl and Sage lanes. Popejoy was not injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. in the crash and was arrested, deputies said. About 9:40 p.m., deputies spotted a vehicle leaving a residence where they believed Robert Utley was hiding out. Deputies stopped the vehicle near Tehachapi Boulevard and Hayes Street and found Utley in the passenger's seat. Both men were taken to the Mojave sheriff's station jail. Utley was being held on suspicion of attempted murder In the criminal law, attempted murder is committed when the defendant does an act that is more than merely preparatory to the commission of the crime of murder and, at the time of these acts, the person has a specific intention to kill. , conspiracy, possession of methamphetamine methamphetamine (mĕth'ămfĕt`əmēn): see amphetamine; methedrine. , possession of drug paraphernalia drug paraphernalia Controlled paraphernalia Substance abuse As defined in a regulatory context, DP is a hypodermic syringe, needle, metal or plastic (snorting) tube, or other instrument or implement or combination adapted for the administration of controlled , possession of marijuana and possession of hypodermic needles hypodermic needle n. 1. A hollow needle used with a hypodermic syringe. 2. A hypodermic syringe including the needle. . Popejoy was being held on suspicion of attempted murder, conspiracy, being an accessory to a felony, felony evading and driving on a suspended license. |
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