Paddleboat escape from Antioch police proves unsuccessful

ANTIOCH -- A man who fled police by jumping backyard fences after allegedly violating a restraining order briefly pedaled a paddle boat into a lake before deciding to surrender, police said.

The unusual pursuit began shortly after 11 a.m., after the man showed up at a residence in the 600 block of Wilbur Avenue, where he was forbidden to be per a restraining order, Antioch police Sgt. Tom Fuhrmann said.

After police were called, the man used the fences to escape and grabbed a paddleboat from a dock at Lake Alhambra, Fuhrmann said.

He pedaled into the lake and stayed there for a short time before giving up. He pedaled back to the shore with his arms raised, and police arrested him after he got to shore.

Nobody was injured during the incident.

Fuhrmann said the man was expected to be charged with violating a restraining order. Other charges stemming from his use of the paddle boat also were possible, he said.

Contact Rick Hurd at 925-945-4789 and follow him at Twitter.com/3rderh.

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Paddleboat escape from Antioch police proves unsuccessful