VIDEO: Fresno County deputies chase stolen truck

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Thursday, February 5, 2015
VIDEO: Fresno County deputies chase stolen truck
Fresno County sheriff's deputies have arrested two known gang members with the help of a California Highway Patrol helicopter.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fresno County sheriff's deputies have arrested two known gang members with the help of a California Highway Patrol helicopter. They say the men led deputies on a chase in a stolen pickup truck, and it was all caught on tape.

Video from the CHP's Air 43 shows the deputy chasing after the suspect vehicle on the ground after trying to make a traffic stop. Authorities say Michael Samanc, 23, was driving and Desean Eades, 28, was in the passenger seat.

Investigators eventually caught up with the suspects after the driver crashed into a fence near Willow and Nevada avenues. Two K9 officers helped take down the men.

Deputies say they also found a loaded sawed-off shotgun, drugs and several burglary tools inside the stolen truck.