Release #03142014(07)
March 14, 2014
For Immediate Release
INFORMATION RELEASE
Felony Suspect Captured After Vehicle Pursuit
At approximately 4:43 pm, March 13, 2014, San Angelo Public Safety Communications
received a 911 call about a Domestic Violence call at 7-11 Convenience Store, in
the 4300 Southwest Blvd. Before officers could arrive, the male suspect and female victim
left the scene in a black 2010 Chevrolet Impala.
At approximately 4:52 pm, March 13, 2014, San Angelo Public Safety Communications
received a 911 call about a Domestic Violence call involving the same male and
female in the area of Southwest Blvd. and Twin Mountain Dr. Officers arrived on
scene and located the female victim at Southwest Blvd. and School House Dr. The
suspect had left the scene before officers arrived.
At approximately 5:10 pm, March 13, 2014, San Angelo Police Officers located the
suspect vehicle in the 700 block of E. Avenue D. The suspect refused to stop after Officers
initiated a traffic stop and activated their emergency lights and sirens.
At approximately 5:12 pm, March 13, 2014, San Angelo Police Officers in pursuit of
vehicle see the suspect throw a handgun from the vehicle. Officers immediately secured
the weapon, a .45 caliber handgun.
The pursuit continued from Avenue D through the east and north parts of town.
At approximately 5:39 pm, March 13, 2014 the suspect drove into the alley of San Antonio
and Guadalupe, left the vehicle, and continued to flee on foot. A perimeter is set up
and two K-9 units were called in to assist in tracking the suspect. Officers located a small
child in the back seat of the vehicle and immediately secured the vehicle and provided
protection and assistance to the child. The presence of the child was not known during the
pursuit. The child is uninjured and released to the mother and original victim.
The suspect was apprehended at approximately 7:21 pm in the 300 block of North
Jefferson and was arrested without further incident. The suspect, identified as James
Allen Baimbridge (03.27.1983) was arrested for Abandoning or Endangering a Child,
and Evading Detention in a Vehicle. Additional charges may be filed as the investigation
continues.
San Angelo Police Department Detectives are still actively investigating this criminal
episode and no further information is available at this time.
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