Cell phone video captures driver of stolen van on rampage - CBS News 8

SAN DIEGO — A Nevada antheral suspected of going connected a transgression rampage implicit the past week successful a stolen van was arrested Thursday, November 11 successful Kearny Mesa.

Christopher Mitchell Howard, 55, could beryllium facing an battle with a deadly limb complaint astatine his arraignment Tuesday successful tribunal -- the deadly limb being the stolen van.

Police said the van was stolen from a edifice successful Las Vegas connected November 2.

On November 4, a operation idiosyncratic with a compartment telephone captured video of a achromatic van plowing done a barricade and hitting different car connected South 40th Street successful the Southcrest vicinity of San Diego.

Then, connected November 6, the aforesaid van was suspected of smashing done the beforehand doorway of a Vons market store connected Regents Road successful the Golden Triangle; not erstwhile but twice, according to a Starbucks idiosyncratic who came look to look with the driver.

“Yeah, helium had his manus up arsenic if to accidental it's good oregon support back.  And past helium pulled backmost and came successful a 2nd time,” said the store worker, John Partika.

On November 10 successful Kearny Mesa, San Diego constabulary officers yet caught up with Howard aft helium was detained by a information defender wrong the Target store connected Othello Ave.

When constabulary walked Howard retired to the parking batch successful handcuffs helium tried to tally away, the attempted flight caught connected dashcam video.

But helium did not get acold earlier officers captured him again.  The fishy could beryllium heard rambling incoherently arsenic a camera recorded his arrest.

“Extremely nice, and highly cordial.  It's not astir that.  I've been highly compliant.  Excuse maine get the f*** retired of my face,” Howard said.

Police located the stolen van successful the Target parking lot.  Officers besides detained a woman, suspected of being a rider successful the van.

Howard is being held successful Central jailhouse connected a expansive theft, possession of a stolen vehicle, and petty theft charges. He is owed successful tribunal Tuesday for arraignment.

Howard could beryllium facing an battle with a deadly limb charge, if helium tin beryllium positively identified arsenic the operator who crashed done the operation tract successful Southcrest.