WATCH: Felony suspect's ocean getaway unravels after 90-minute standoff with lifeguards

A man wanted on a felony warrant tried to out swim the law Thursday, spending about 90 minutes in the Pacific Ocean before lifeguards surrounded him and ended the bizarre escape attempt.According to KTLA, the unusual standoff began around 7:21 a.m. after officers with the Los Angeles Police Department's (LAPD) West LA Division attempted to contact the suspect near Pacific Coast Highway and Sunset Boulevard.The man allegedly fled on foot before running past a lifeguard tower and into the water at Will Rogers State Beach.DEPUTY US MARSHAL FATALLY SHOT WHILE SERVING ARREST WARRANT IN LOUISIANAVideo captured by SkyFOX shows the suspect, who appeared to struggle against three LA County lifeguards as they worked to restrain him before guiding him toward a waiting LA County Sheriff's Department boat.The video shows the man continuing to resist as he was brought alongside the vessel, where officers and lifeguards ultimately pulled him aboard and took him into custody.KTLA reported the suspect remained hundreds of yards offshore as lifeguards on rescue boards stayed nearby, monitoring his condition and attempting to talk with him while a sheriff's department boat and a county lifeguard rescue boat positioned themselves offshore.NAKED MAN TRIES TO KIDNAP 7-YEAR-OLD TOURIST FROM MOTHER AT PORTLAND PARK, BYSTANDERS INTERVENEAccording to the outlet, the suspect at one point swam toward shore near Temescal Canyon before abruptly turning back into deeper water, prompting lifeguards to move in and end the standoff.FOX 11 reported the suspect swam about a mile during the nearly 90-minute ordeal and appeared to be nude from the waist down.CALIFORNIA DEPUTIES USE MAGNET-EQUIPPED DRONE TO DISARM KNIFE-WIELDING SEX OFFENDER HIDDEN IN GARAGEIt was not immediately clear what prompted officers to initially contact the suspect or what felony warrant he was wanted on.His identity, condition and any additional charges were not immediately released.Fox News Digital has reached out to the LAPD for additional information.
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- A man wanted on a felony warrant tried to out swim the law Thursday, spending about 90 minutes in the Pacific Ocean before lifeguards surrounded him and ended the bizarre escape attempt.According to KTLA, the unusual standoff began around 7:21 a.m. after officers with the Los Angeles Police Department's (LAPD) West LA Division attempted to contact the suspect near Pacific Coast Highway and Sunset Boulevard.The man allegedly fled on foot before running past a lifeguard tower and into the water at Will Rogers State Beach.DEPUTY US MARSHAL FATALLY SHOT WHILE SERVING ARREST WARRANT IN LOUISIANAVideo captured by SkyFOX shows the suspect, who appeared to struggle against three LA County lifeguards as they worked to restrain him before guiding him toward a waiting LA County Sheriff's Department boat.The video shows the man continuing to resist as he was brought alongside the vessel, where officers and lifeguards ultimately pulled him aboard and took him into custody.KTLA reported the suspect remained hundreds of yards offshore as lifeguards on rescue boards stayed nearby, monitoring his condition and attempting to talk with him while a sheriff's department boat and a county lifeguard rescue boat positioned themselves offshore.NAKED MAN TRIES TO KIDNAP 7-YEAR-OLD TOURIST FROM MOTHER AT PORTLAND PARK, BYSTANDERS INTERVENEAccording to the outlet, the suspect at one point swam toward shore near Temescal Canyon before abruptly turning back into deeper water, prompting lifeguards to move in and end the standoff.FOX 11 reported the suspect swam about a mile during the nearly 90-minute ordeal and appeared to be nude from the waist down.CALIFORNIA DEPUTIES USE MAGNET-EQUIPPED DRONE TO DISARM KNIFE-WIELDING SEX OFFENDER HIDDEN IN GARAGEIt was not immediately clear what prompted officers to initially contact the suspect or what felony warrant he was wanted on.His identity, condition and any additional charges were not immediately released.Fox News Digital has reached out to the LAPD for additional information.
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