A man has been charged with assaulting a peace officer after crashing into the officer’s motorcycle with a stolen vehicle during a traffic stop in Santa Ana, authorities announced Wednesday.
Nicholas Raymond Mauro of Santa Ana is seen in this booking photo provided by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office on Jan. 3, 2018.
Nicholas Raymond Mauro, 32, was also charged with unlawful taking of a vehicle and resisting or obstructing a peace officer, according to a statement from the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.
Mauro, a Santa Ana resident, allegedly stole a black 2008 Toyota Scion on Dec. 6. Three weeks later, an officer stopped him near Main Street in Santa Ana.
Authorities said the officer, whose name was not released, parked his motorcycle behind Mauro’s car. Mauro attempted to get out of the vehicle before the officer ordered him to stay inside, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
Mauro then accelerated backward, crashing into the officer’s motorcycle before fleeing, authorities said.
Police reported finding Mauro two days later near Plaza of the Flags in the Santa Ana Civic Center. Authorities said Mauro ran away from four officers and jumped over a wall and onto a parking lot 20 feet below before being arrested.
Maura faces up to five years and eight moths in state prison in addition to one year in county jail. He was scheduled to be arraigned on Wednesday.
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