A Santa Barbara man is facing a potential 15-year state prison sentence after being convicted of attacking a CHP officer during a DUI arrest.
In October of 2024, Jesse Andrew Mendoza was stopped on Highway 101 in Ventura for speeding. The 20-year-old man was then arrested on a DUI charge.
While he was being taken to the CHP station, he slipped out of his handcuffs and attacked the officer driving the patrol unit. The officer was able to stop, and Mendoza fled on foot. He was caught and rearrested a few minutes later…