CLEARLAKE, Calif. – A Clearlake man was taken into custody late last week after he attempted to flee the scene of a vehicle crash.

Nathan Allen McCloud, 18, of Clearlake was arrested in connection to the incident, according to Sgt. Travis Lenz of the Clearlake Police Department.

On Friday approximately 10:22 p.m. Clearlake Police officers were dispatched to the 14700 block of Burns Valley Road for a reported vehicle collision where the occupants were fleeing the scene on foot, Lenz said.

Lenz said Officer Chris Kelleher arrived on scene and located one of the vehicle occupants walking on Burns Valley Road.

As Kelleher exited his patrol vehicle, the suspect – who later was identified as McCloud – fled from him on foot, running north into the Austin Manner apartment complex, Lenz said.

Officer Kelleher began chasing McCloud on foot. During the foot pursuit, McCloud reached into his right pant pocket numerous times, according to Lenz.

After several hundred feet, Officer Kelleher was able to catch up to McCloud and take him to the ground, Lenz said. Following a brief struggle, Kelleher overcame McCloud’s resistance and placed him into handcuffs.

As Kelleher helped McCloud back to his feet, an unidentified second male subject who was believed to be with McCloud, approached them and began yelling obscenities at Kelleher, Lenz said. In addition, the second male suspect was reaching toward his waist line, which led Kelleher to believe he was armed with a weapon.

Lenz said Kelleher put the second male suspect at Taser point while he awaited the arrival of other officers. During that time, McCloud tried to headbutt Officer Kelleher as his attention was focused on the second male suspect.

Additional officers arrived on scene and the second male suspect fled on foot and was unable to be located, Lenz reported.

During a search following McCloud's arrest Kelleher located a loaded .380-caliber pistol in McCloud’s right front pant pocket. That pocket was the same which McCloud was reaching into as Kelleher was chasing him on foot, Lenz said.

McCloud was later booked into the Lake County Jail on charges of obstructing a peace officer by force, being armed in the commission of a felony, carrying a loaded concealed firearm in a public place and possession of a concealed firearm, Lenz said.

McCloud's booking sheet showed his bail was set at $30,000. He later posted bail and was released.

Anyone with information in regard to this investigation is asked to contact Officer Kelleher at the Clearlake Police Department at 707-994-8251, Extension 516.