BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — An armed carjacking suspect was arrested after they allegedly stole a vehicle and led Bakersfield police and California Highway Patrol on a pursuit Thursday, said police.
On Thursday morning, the Bakersfield Police Department responded to a report of a suspicious person on the 2400 block of M Street.
The suspect was described as a man wearing a ballcap, sunglasses, a white shirt, and blue jeans, and was reportedly in possession of a black rifle.
As officers were en route, another call came in reporting a carjacking involving a suspect matching the same description. The stolen vehicle was identified as a white Ford Expedition. Upon arrival, officers observed the suspect fleeing eastbound on Golden State Highway in the stolen vehicle…