On 05/06/2014 at approximately 6:44 AM,
an officer from the Angels Camp Police Department was dispatched to a
verbal argument between a male and female at a residence on Gold Cliff
Road. The female had locked herself inside the residence and the male
was standing outside. The male, 29 year old San Andreas resident,
Michael Wilmshurst, was reported to have a knife in his hand and
possibly be under the influence of narcotics.
When
the officer arrived, Wilmshurst failed to comply with the officer’s
orders, walked over to his vehicle, and drove away. The officer
returned to his vehicle and began following Wilmshurst because he
believed Wilmshurst was possibly driving under the influence of
narcotics, may still be armed with a knife, and was a danger to the
public.
Wilmshurst’s
driving became erratic and he violated several traffic laws. The
officer then activated his emergency lights and siren in an attempt to
stop Wilmshurst.
Wilmshurst failed to yield to the officer and continued to drive erratically and violate multiple traffic laws.
Deputies
from the Calaveras Sheriff’s Department and officers from the
California Highway Patrol were requested to assist. Officers from the
California Highway Patrol eventually took over the pursuit.
Wilmshurst
stopped his vehicle on Hwy 49 near Carol Kennedy Drive where he was
taken in to custody by the Angels Camp Police Department.
Wilmshurst
was booked in to the Calaveras County Jail on charges related to
evading a peace officer, resisting/obstructing a peace officer, and
reckless driving.
