Suspect wanted for felony warrant jumps into ocean near Pacific Palisades during police pursuit

A suspect wanted on a felony warrant jumped into the ocean near the Pacific Palisades area during a police pursuit on Thursday morning.

The Los Angeles Police Department said officers from their West LA division stopped the suspect at 7:20 a.m. for camping on Will Rogers State Beach. When officers tried to talk to him, the man ran, jumped into the ocean and swam away.

The Los Angeles County Fire Department sent lifeguards out into the ocean to help LAPD arrest the man. 

After struggling with the man for a bit, the lifeguards brought him back to shore at about 9:10 a.m., where officers took him into custody.

LAPD learned that the suspect had two outstanding warrants after arresting him, one for vandalism and another for assault with a deadly weapon.