Fortuna sexual assault suspect escapes police, then gets caught

FORTUNA – Fortuna Police wait outside of a residence for hours last night as a sexual assault suspect inside refuses to come outside, and then escapes.

34-year-old Pulido Segura of Fortuna, wanted by the state for eight separate felony charges of child sexual abuse, was arrested at around 7 Wednesday morning. But that didn’t come without hours of effort from multiple agencies including: Fortuna Police, Eureka Police, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, and the Swat Team. They received a tip Segura was inside an apartment on Rohnerville Road, and possibly armed.

They closed the roadway in both directions, and eventually made entry, but Segura was no longer there.

Later on in the morning, Segura was found in a backyard on the 3900 block of Rohner Street. He’s booked tonight in the Humboldt County Jail.

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