{"id":2047249,"date":"2026-07-16T17:24:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T14:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2047249"},"modified":"2026-07-16T17:24:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T14:24:21","slug":"felony-suspect-arrested-after-swimming-away-from-lapd-during-pursuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2047249","title":{"rendered":"Felony Suspect Arrested After Swimming Away from LAPD During Pursuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/59\/16by9\/2026\/07\/16\/59b204ef5fb14c098fcb3977b7991f93_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Felony Suspect Arrested After Swimming Away from LAPD During Pursuit<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">LAPD Pursuit<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Felony Suspect Turns Foot Chase Into Swim Meet<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-07-16T10:24:21-07:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sitemaps\/article\/202607\"><br \/>\n                July 16, 2026<br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n                            10:24 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-3bf446da8a95109463e555c62327d17d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-481e396f-4b78-4468-915f-52ca30ad9db3-302624807-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/49\/16by9\/2026\/07\/16\/49407d5469644a4e8399885cac970c79_md.jpg\" alt=\"suspect-will-rogers-beach-kal-07-16-2026\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-481e396f-4b78-4468-915f-52ca30ad9db3-302624807-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">WILD WATER TAKEDOWN<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/2026-07-16-071626-suspect-will-rogers-beach-2311019-583\/\">Video: Police Catch Suspect Who Dove Into Water to Escape Arrest<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">Fox 11 Los Angeles<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-5fea40ded244222db2c52f68411fc1ac\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>A wanted man took his escape attempt way off-road Thursday morning &#8230; leading LAPD officers on a foot chase before diving into the Pacific Ocean and trying to swim his way out of an arrest.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-88bbe622b516031a08a99d8b24d2731b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Take a look at the video &#8230; the suspect is swimming off Will Rogers State Beach when L.A. County Lifeguards roll up and grapple with him in the water &#8230; eventually loading him onto a L.A. County Sheriff&#8217;s Department boat.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8a0068ddf52fb1f8730cf37dd9492a8d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260716_6cd84d71a21e48dcb21bada99052a93c\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:ea66c3a2-a344-4156-b656-2e48b4a063c6\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/6c\/4by3\/2026\/07\/16\/6cd84d71a21e48dcb21bada99052a93c_md.jpg\" alt=\"suspect-will-rogers-beach-1-07-16-2026\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Fox 11 Los Angeles<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-9519d4af775b8186dd93175a3d906d4d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Law enforcement sources tell TMZ &#8230; LAPD officers stopped the man near Pacific Coast Highway and Sunset Boulevard around 7:20 AM after learning he was wanted on a felony warrant.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c228687df5068eadd9fac4f358eb8008\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>It\u2019s unclear whether officers were responding to a radio call or initially approached him for a pedestrian stop.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f11517128bf906bf0df229be96ee8f9c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260716_0b8f1e428f63427796c8d040c35aee8a\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:ea66c3a2-a344-4156-b656-2e48b4a063c6\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/0b\/4by3\/2026\/07\/16\/0b8f1e428f63427796c8d040c35aee8a_md.png\" alt=\"sub Will Rogers State Beach santa monica getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-69fb02553a3cb0be56e6700535f87524\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We\u2019re told the suspect took off running when officers tried to detain him &#8230; racing toward Will Rogers State Beach and diving into the water.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2ce40c9f1b5110283e7e92ddf348a2d7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The man then spent more than an hour treading water hundreds of yards offshore as lifeguards on rescue boards stayed close, talking to him and waiting for an opportunity to end the salty standoff.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-349c2d2af04e9f53da95f1dcd58fa950\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260716_601e58543b674e34958e67b6c3881916\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:ea66c3a2-a344-4156-b656-2e48b4a063c6\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/60\/4by3\/2026\/07\/16\/601e58543b674e34958e67b6c3881916_md.jpg\" alt=\"suspect-will-rogers-beach-3-07-16-2026\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Fox 11 Los Angeles<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-caa9cef589d7337627c6d453256080ae\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Authorities have not revealed what felony warrant the suspect was wanted on.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-027f9f7f334e791c048cdff8fff36ea6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He gave cops the runaround and the swim-around &#8230; but his escape plan still went belly-up.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8ad5790f4dfdb1f5addfe751695aa369\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  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