Palm Springs police arrested a 24-year-old Cathedral City man on suspicion of multiple charges after his allegedly reckless driving was observed by detectives, authorities said Tuesday.
Kaelan Richter was traveling northbound on North Indian Canyon Drive in a white Jeep shortly before 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to a Palm Springs Police Department statement, which claimed Richter “turned off the vehicle’s lights in an attempt to evade law enforcement.”
A pursuit reached the intersection of Corazon Avenue and Bon Air Drive when Richter allegedly exited the vehicle and fled on foot.
Officers established a perimeter and began a drone-assisted search before locating him hiding in a backyard in the 300 block of Bon Air Drive.
After Richter was identified as the suspect, he was detained without further incident, police said. According to the statement, the resulting investigation concluded that Richter was in possession of what officials believed to be cocaine.
Richter was booked into the John Benoit Detention Center on suspicion of reckless driving, resisting or obstructing an officer and possession of a controlled substance. Riverside County inmate records indicate that he was later released.