Suspect in custody after barricading himself in Citrus Heights home after chase
FAIR OAKS - A parolee at-large is now in custody after he barricaded himself inside a residence following a vehicle pursuit in Citrus Heights on Sunday night.
According to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office, around 8 p.m., Citrus Heights Police were involved in a pursuit involving a stolen vehicle.
Sacramento County Sheriff's Deputies and the Sheriff's Air Operation Unit assisted in the pursuit.
It was later discovered the driver was a parolee at-large and was believed to be armed.
The pursuit ended with the man abandoning the car and going into a house in the 6000 block of Long Acres Ct.
A married couple occupied the home he entered.
At some point, the husband ran away to safety, and the wife jumped from a second-story window. She sustained unknown injuries and was taken to a hospital for treatment.
After a standoff lasting several hours, law enforcement officers used a less-lethal round as well as K9 to take the suspect into custody.
The suspect, identified as 38-year-old Pittsburg resident James Jarrad, has been taken to the hospital for treatment. Once released from the hospital, the sheriff's office says the suspect will be booked into Sacramento County Jail on multiple felony charges.
Authorities noted that Jarrad has a significant criminal history.
