Broken taillights lead to chase, immigration hold (Corning Observer)

Broken taillights lead to chase, immigration hold

Tuesday, Aug 18 2009, 7:56 pm

A car and foot chase with Corning police through town landed a man in jail.

Jose Fernando Castillo-Alanis, also known as Fidel Mata, was driving a Toyota Camry northbound on Fifth Street when Corning police Officer Tiffany Hill attempted to make a stop on the car because it did not have tail-lights, said police.

Instead of stopping, the car kept driving up Fifth Street and then into an alleyway between Yolo and Butte streets on the 1200 block where it stopped, the driver got out and ran into the nearby duplex and locked the door, according to Hill.

Tehama County sheriff's deputies came to the duplex and were able to kick the door down at which time Alanis was arrested following a brief struggle, said Hill.

Alanis allegedly gave police false identification and a fictitious social security card and was found to be under the influence of alcohol.

He was booked into the Tehama County Jail on suspicion of driving while under the influence of alcohol, evading a peace officer, obstructing a public officer, false identification, driving without a drivers license and use of false citizenship documents.