Federal Fugitive Arrested in Berkeley Hills

U.S. Marshal's deputies on Friday arrested a Northern California man as he left a home on Slater Lane in Berkeley, behind the Claremont Hotel, according to the Santa Rosa Press Democrat.

John David Beck, a Fort Bragg resident, had eluded authorities at least since 2009, when Mendocino County Sheriff's deputies found over 600 marijuana plants and 10 pounds of processed marijuana on properties owned by Beck, the article says.

Beck was on supervised release from an earlier marijuana-related conviction at the time.

Beck tried to flee the Slater Lane home but was captured by deputy marshals, the Press Democrat reports. He was taken to the Glenn Dyer Detention Facility in Oakland pending an appearance in federal court.

You may read the complete Press Democrat article here.