Page 6 - Mid Valley Times 5-7-20 E-edition

By Juanita Adame
Mid Valley Times
It took deputies with the Fresno County Sher- iff ’s Office one round from a handgun, as well as one round from a less lethal rifle, and a deployed taser strike to finally subdue a Sanger man on the afternoon of April 30.
The man later was identified as 36-year-old Ronald Harris.
According to a state- ment released from the depart- ment, a call for service was made to dis- patch- ers close to 12:30 p.m. at a home on East Ashlan Avenue between Greenwood and Acad-
emy Avenues.
The caller indicated
that a man was choking a woman while two small children were also pres- ent inside the home.
Deputies arrived on the property and sur- rounded the home. The female victim was able to free herself from Harris; however, the two small children remained inside the home.
“After a significant amount of time, maybe an hour and a half, we fi- nally had direct contact
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Deputies with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office blocked off part of East Ashlan Avenue near Sweet Lane just north of Sanger on April 30 following a domestic dispute.
Ronald Harris
him out to the hospital.” Neighbors in the area said the man was known to cause problems to po- lice and they feared for the small children’s lives. Harris was transport- ed via helicopter to the hospital to be treated for his injures. He was elec- tronically booked into the Fresno County Jail from the hospital and faces felony charges of domestic violence, child endangerment, resisting arrest using threat or violence, assault with a deadly weapon and mak-
ing violent threats.
No deputies were in-
jured as a result of the incident. Anyone with additional information on the case is asked to call Det. Ben Gonzalez at (559) 600-8206.
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Sanger man shot and injured by deputies following standoff
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block of North Hem- lock Avenue, 9:57 p.m. • Disturbance 600 block of East August Avenue, 10:24 p.m.
Friday, May 1
• Vehicle burglaries, re- port of three vehicles burglarized at the apart- ments in the 2000 block of East Dinuba Avenue, 7:40 a.m.
• Missing child report, search of the missing 10-year-old resulted in the child being located at a nearby apartment, 2:27 p.m.
• Vehicle burglary, 1400 block of East Carolyn Lane, 5:31 p.m.
Saturday, May 2
• Disturbance/arrest, 800 block of East Lingo Avenue, 1:07 a.m.
• Non-injury traffic col- lision, Manning Avenue and East Avenue, 10:30 a.m.
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right attempting to regain control, but veered onto the north- bound asphalt shoul- der and the Lexus overturned, the CHP reported. The vehicle came to a stop just east of the highway and north of the Mer- ritt Drive overpass.
Both passengers in the back seat, 25-year- old Colton Johnson and 20-year-old Chris Ibar- ra of Fresno, weren't wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash.
• DUI arrest, August Avenue and East Av- enue, 4:40 p.m.
• Disturbance/arrest, officers arrested a subject for brandish- ing a knife, 1100 block of East North Avenue, 6:42 p.m.
• Outstanding warrant arrest, Lilac Avenue and Frankwood Ave- nue, 8:02 p.m.
Sunday, May 3
• Vehicle theft, 1000 block of East Red Beaut Avenue, 8:32 a.m.
• Narcotics violation and probation viola- tion/arrest, 400 block of West Manning Av- enue, 1:21 p.m.
(Unless otherwise noted, the Reedley Police Department handled the calls. The department reminds the public to practice social distancing, wash your hands regularly, and if you feel sick, stay home!)
Johnson sustained minor injuries while Ibarra suffered major injuries.
Troff and the front seat passenger, 20-year-old Hunter Mulkey, both were belted in and sustained minor and moderate injuries, respectively, according to the CHP. All four men were transported to Kaweah Delta Medical Center in Visalia.
The CHP said the collision remains un- der investigation. Alco- hol and drugs were not a factor in the crash.
Juanita Adame / Mid Valley Times
Skylife’s air ambulance helicopter made a landing on the front yard of a neighbor to transport suspect Ronald Har- ris to the hospital.
with the suspect,” said Tony Botti, the depart- ment’s public informa- tion officer.
The reported also stated that Harris then came out of the house armed with bladed weap-
ons. He was threatening deputies and refusing to listen to their commands.
“Ultimately one of our deputies fired, striking that suspect and injuring him,” said Botti. “We did get a helicopter in to fly
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