Shooting Suspect Caught Near Oxnard
An Arleta man wanted on suspicion of attempted murder was arrested near Oxnard on Monday morning after leading police on a four-hour car chase.
David Lester Van Deventer, 40, was arrested by California Highway Patrol officers on Pacific Coast Highway, ending a pursuit that began about 2:50 a.m. in Santa Clarita.
The 1993 white van he was driving was reported stolen from the North Hollywood area.
Van Deventer surrendered after a CHP officer flattened one of the van’s tires with a spike strip and the drive shaft fell off.
He was booked into Ventura County Jail on suspicion of possessing stolen property and evading police, said Sgt. Bruce Clark of the CHP office in Ventura.
Homicide detectives in the Foothill Division had been looking for Van Deventer in connection with the Nov. 22 shooting of a Sylmar man, said Det. Terrance Young. A $1.52-million arrest warrant had been issued for him.
Van Deventer is suspected of going to a home where his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend was staying, Young said. After arguing, Van Deventer allegedly fired a pistol at the man, who raised a hand to block the shot, Young said. The bullet lodged in the man’s hand.
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