K-9 assisted with capture
The San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Office has arrested a parolee-at-large on Wednesday.
According to the sheriff’s office, they received a call that a suspect who was a parolee at large was sleeping in a car in the 300 block of N. Mallagh Street in Nipomo.
The suspect was identified as 38-year-old Angel Luis Padilla of Arroyo Grande. When deputies made contact with Padilla, he fled from officers. A perimeter was established in the area.
Sheriff’s deputies, with the help of Santa Maria Police, CHP and an Arroyo Grande Police K9 searched for Padilla.
At approximately 7:20 a.m., Padilla was located in a neighbor’s yard.
While being apprehended, Padilla suffered K9 bites to his leg and hands. He was transported to a local hospital where he was medically cleared and then booked into SLO County Jail.
A deputy also received minor injuries during the chase after getting caught up in some fencing.
Padilla was arrested for felony resisting an officer, disobeying a court order, violation of parole and a warrant for his arrest for failing to appear in court.
