A Dos Palos man accused of seriously injuring his ex-girlfriend was arrested Thursday after a high-speed pursuit and a roughly 30-minute standoff, the Madera County Sheriff’s Office said.

Gordon McCarty Jr., 52, was booked into the Madera County Jail on charges of torture, robbery, kidnapping, assault with a deadly weapon, domestic violence, and attempted homicide, according to the sheriff’s office. He also was wanted on a probation violation warrant.

The investigation began Nov. 1, when deputies took a report of an assault on a woman who identified McCarty as her ex-boyfriend. The woman suffered several significant injuries, authorities said.

On Nov. 12, detectives tracked McCarty to a residence on North Russell Avenue, south of South Dos Palos, in Fresno County. As detectives and deputies arrived to serve a search warrant, McCarty fled in a vehicle, leading authorities on a high-speed pursuit, the sheriff’s office said.

The agency’s fixed-wing aircraft, Falcon 1, maintained aerial surveillance throughout the pursuit. McCarty continued driving recklessly at high speeds even when no patrol units were directly behind him, authorities said.

McCarty eventually stopped at a property off Center Avenue, south of Eucalyptus Road, in Dos Palos. Madera County personnel, assisted by the Merced County Sheriff’s Office and Dos Palos Police Department, established a perimeter and ordered him to surrender.

After about 30 minutes, McCarty emerged from a mobile trailer and surrendered without further incident, authorities said.

During a search of the Center Avenue property, detectives found several firearms, ammunition, and a suspected explosive device. The Merced Police Department Bomb Squad responded and safely detonated the device, the sheriff’s office said.

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