By C1 Staff
FRESNO, Calif. — A man was arrested after attacking and carjacking a correctional officer with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
YourCentralValley reports that Adrian Cerkueira, 20, struck the unnamed officer several times, fighting for the officer’s SUV keys. The officer pulled a gun and ended up detaining Cerkueira.
When police arrived, the correctional officer accidentally dropped his car keys, which Cerkueira grabbed. He jumped into the SUV and took off.
A citizen witnessing the whole event followed the SUV while calling police to give updates about the suspect’s location. Eventually, officers located the SUV a few streets away, where Cerkueira eventually surrendered.
Information on the officer’s condition was not immediately available.