Police search for wanted fugitive in Northwest Fresno

FRESNO, Calif (KFSN) -- A police manhunt is underway in Northwest Fresno. Officers are searching for a suspect after a car chase ended near Palm and Herndon on Friday evening.

Authorities say the suspect, Brandunn Wilson, is wanted on numerous warrants.

Back in February, Wilson was also arrested on various other charges. You can read that report here: http://abc30.tv/1xeHvW8

Watch the video for extended coverage from Action News reporter Veronica Miracle.

The Madera County Sheriff's Office released the following statement to Action News:

VEHICLE PURSUIT FROM NORTH FORK TO FRESNO, SUSPECT STILL ON THE LOOSE

An unidentified man behind the wheel of a black SUV is on the run tonight -- this, after crashing into a power pole at Farris Avenue and Herndon in Fresno late Friday afternoon.

This afternoon, mountain deputies received a tip that a man wanted on several felony warrants, was seen driving through North in a black or dark colored SUV.

When deputies spotted a vehicle matching the description, near the Bass Fork Mini Mart off Road 200, the driver took off.

Whoever was behind the wheel of that vehicle led deputies on a pursuit heading west on Road 200, then turning south on CA-41. By the time the SUV reached Avenue 12, the California Highway Patrol was called in to assist in the chase.

The chase ended when the driver (still not identified) crashed into a pole on Farris Avenue, and fled from the SUV on foot.

Whoever he is, he was seen wearing an orange shirt, which was later found by Deputies and Fresno Police as they searched the area on foot.

Despite aerial support from CHP's H-40, the suspect managed to escape.

While the Sheriff's Office cannot confirm at this hour who the driver of the SUV was, the Sheriff Office received a tip this afternoon that a man who shares his time between North Fork and Fresno, was back in North Fork, driving a dark colored SUV.

That suspect is 20-year old Brandunn (aka Brandon) Wilson.

He is wanted on a felony no-bail warrant for vandalism and terrorist threats; a $15,000 felony warrant for grand theft; a $7,500 felony warrant for vandalism; and a $25,000 felony warrant for vandalism and Evading a Peace Officer.

Anyone who may have information about the driver who led authorities on a pursuit from North Fork to Fresno, OR information about Brandunn Wilson's whereabouts, is urged to call the Madera County Sheriff's Office at 559-675-7770, or CRIME STOPPERS at 498-STOP.