Box truck driver in custody after leading Los Angeles County deputies on lengthy chase

Box truck driver in custody after lengthy LA County deputy chase, standoff

A box truck driver is in custody after leading Los Angeles County deputies on a bizarre chase.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. - A box truck driver is in custody after leading deputies on a chase across Los Angeles County on Thanksgiving.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department was initially in pursuit of the box truck in the Compton area late Thursday night. The suspect traveled through parts of Compton, South Los Angeles and then Long Beach before going back to Compton.

Box truck leads deputies on chase across Los Angeles County

A box truck is leading the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department on a lengthy chase.

After the box truck stopped for good, a minutes-long standoff ensued between the suspect and deputies. The suspect eventually ran out of the box truck before she was eventually tackled and taken into custody by deputies.

The chase suspect was wanted for assault with a deadly weapon on an officer.

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