CLEARLAKE, Calif. – A Santa Rosa man who led police on a motorcycle chase on Wednesday has been arrested on a number of charges, including evading and possession of drugs and a weapon.

Aaron Daniel Lain, 33, was arrested Wednesday evening, according to a report from Sgt. Tim Hobbs of the Clearlake Police Department.

At about 6:15 p.m. Wednesday Hobbs and Officer Matthew Huot were on patrol in the Clearlake Park area when they observed a 1999 Yamaha motorcycle – ridden by Lain – run the stop sign at Eighth and Bush streets at approximately 50 miles per hour.

Hobbs said Huot, who was driving the police vehicle, activated his emergency lights and siren and caught up to the motorcycle on Eighth Street to conduct a traffic stop on it.

Lain failed to pull over his motorcycle but slowed down as he was traveling north on Eighth Street. Hobbs said Lain reached into his rear waistband, removed a loaded revolver and threw it on the side of the road.

Hobbs said Lain then accelerated to a high rate of speed and continued north on Eighth Street, leading the officers on a pursuit for several blocks before turning onto a dead end private driveway.

Lain was arrested as he attempted to get off the motorcycle, Hobbs said.

Lain was found to be on active California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation parole for residential burglary, Hobbs said.

The officers found Lain in possession of approximately half an ounce of methamphetamine, Hobbs said.

He said the officers went back to the location where the firearm had been discarded and located it just off the roadway edge near several young juveniles who were playing. 

Hobbs said Lain was booked into the Lake County Jail for felony evading in a vehicle, resisting arrest, felon in possession of a firearm, felon in possession of ammunition, felon in possession of a loaded concealed firearm, armed in the commission of a felony, felony child endangerment, possession of methamphetamine for sales, possession of controlled substance paraphernalia, driving with a suspended driver's license and violation of parole.

Jail records show that Lain's bail was set at $75,000. He's tentatively scheduled to appear in court on Friday for arraignment.