Burglary suspect facing additional charges

Additional charges could be filed against the burglary suspect arrested Monday after a multi-agency chase that zigzagged from Yuma to the Andrade, Calif., port of entry and back into Yuma again.

Martin Ramirez Saucedo, 42, of Calexico, was back in Yuma Justice Court on Wednesday and was informed by Justice of the Peace Greg Stewart that he could be charged with another count of attempted burglary and that prosecutors have until Friday afternoon to file a criminal complaint against him, charging him with the offense.

Stewart also informed Saucedo that he was to be charged with a misdemeanor count of theft, but that since he did not make it to court within 24 hours as the law required, he was not be charged with it at the time. Prosecutors, however, can refile the charge at a later date.

Saucedo's bond on the new charge was set at $25,000. He is also being held on $100,000 bond on other related offenses.

Saucedo is in the Yuma County jail on allegations of burglary, theft, possession of burglary tools, unlawful flight from law enforcement, criminal damage and trafficking in stolen property. He is scheduled to appear in Yuma Justice Court at 1 p.m. today to find out if a criminal complaint has been filed against him for any of these offenses.

According to the Yuma Police Department, the chase started at 11:06 a.m. Monday when a Yuma police officer attempted to pull over Saucedo in the 1900 block of West 8th Street. Saucedo reportedly fled into California via the 4th Avenue Bridge, turned onto Interstate 8 and made for the Algodones exit, now with the California Highway Patrol in pursuit.

Authorities at the Andrade port were ready, so Saucedo reportedly reversed course and returned to Yuma the way he came, now with the CHP, the Imperial County Sheriff's Office and the U.S. Border Patrol behind him. Yuma police officers picked up the pursuit and followed Saucedo until 11:24 a.m., when he crashed his pickup into a telephone pole at 1st Street and Avenue B.

Stolen property was visible in the cab of the pickup, YPD said, and a search warrant was later served to recover additional items and evidence from the truck.

Saucedo was treated and released from Yuma Regional Medical Center for injuries received in the crash and was later booked into the Yuma County jail.