Deputies apprehend felon after chase

An El Dorado County man was arrested April 24 after leading El Dorado County sheriff’s deputies on a chase.

Abram Sassenberg

Abram Sassenberg, who was wanted on a felony warrant, was spotted by a deputy driving in Pollock Pines. Sassenberg also had a suspended driver’s license and was not supposed to be operating a motor vehicle. Deputies said Sassenberg refused to stop.

Sassenberg led deputies on a pursuit through Camino that ended in Placerville. Deputies deployed two sets of spike strips to disable Sassenberg’s vehicle.

Deputies said Sassenberg was in possession of ammunition, methamphetamine and a methamphetamine smoking pipe.

He booked into the El Dorado County Jail in Placerville on the felony charges of evading of a peace officer with a disregard for safety of persons/property, felon in possession of ammunition and post release community supervision revocation, and misdemeanor charges of possession of methamphetamine and possession of narcotics paraphernalia.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report