Crime & Safety
Man Who Led Chase From Cache Creek, Hit Deputy With Car In 2001 Agrees To Parole Denial
Arasa was arrested on December 13, 2001, after driving over a spike strip during what authorities said was a 50-mile pursuit.
YOLO COUNTY (CBS13) – A man who hit a deputy with a vehicle and led law enforcement on a chase from Cache Creek Casino Resort through Colusa and Lake counties in 2001 agreed to a three-year denial of parole, deeming himself unsuitable for release, the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday.
Phillip Arasa, 56, then of Contra Costa County was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer and reckless evading and in 2007, he was sentenced to 29-years-to-life and is serving that sentence at Mule Creek State Prison in Ione, Calif.
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