A Visalia man, Eli Perkins, 31, was arrested early Monday, March 17, 2025, after fleeing from a traffic stop, crashing his vehicle, and being found with a loaded firearm and multiple outstanding warrants. (Visalia PD)
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A Visalia man was arrested early Monday morning after fleeing from a traffic stop and crashing his vehicle, the Visalia Police Department said in a statement.
At about 1:34 a.m., a Visalia police officer attempted to stop Eli Perkins, 31, for failing to maintain his lane near Fairway Street and Caldwell Avenue.
Perkins, however, refused to pull over, leading officers on a brief chase. The pursuit was quickly terminated for public safety reasons.
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Moments later, officers located the crashed vehicle at Court Street and Whitendale Avenue.
Perkins fled on foot but was found hiding under a car. Police seized a loaded firearm from inside the vehicle.
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Perkins, who had a felony no-bail warrant and a misdemeanor DUI warrant, was arrested and booked into the Tulare County Adult Pre-Trial Facility.
He faces charges of felony evading, resisting arrest, hit-and-run, firearm offenses, and the outstanding warrants.
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