A 16-year-old boy was arrested on Wednesday afternoon, June 28 after leading Ceres Police on a pursuit that ended in Hughson.

At 1:11 p.m. Officer Chuck Lordhuff was on patrol in the area of Mitchell and Fowler roads when he attempted to stop a blue Kia Optima reported as stolen. The teen driver accelerated with police in pursuit into Hughson which ended when officers used stop sticks to deflate the tires. The Kia stopped and the suspect ran away but was apprehended after a short chase. A 15-year-old male passenger remained in the car and was later released from the scene.

The teen driver was booked into Juvenile Hall on charges of evading police in a vehicle and resisting arrest. His name was withheld because of a state law protecting the identity of a minor who is arrested.