Sep 18, 2024
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Told he had warrants out for his arrest, Christian Dumas tried to bargain with deputies earlier this month to avoid going back into custody. When that didn't work, he pepper-sprayed one deputy and led another on a brief foot chase in which he was shot at but managed to get away by jumping fences and disappearing into the night, according to court documents. Five days later, deputies were tipped off to his location. They brought a K-9 with them. Dumas again chose not to go quietly, the filings say. He blasted a deputy in the face with bear mace and ran, according to the documents. The dog, Duke, raced after him. When the dog was about 2 feet away, Dumas turned and sprayed him in the face, the reports say. It wasn't enough to stop Duke. The dog latched onto Dumas and deputies put him in handcuffs. Dumas was taken to Kern Medical for treatment of "five small puncture wounds to the upper right side of his torso", and later booked into jail. Dumas, 23, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of using tear gas on a peace officer, three counts of resisting arrest and a single count of willfully harming a peace officer’s dog, all felonies. He has also pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanor counts of resisting arrest. Held without bail, he's due back in court Monday. Two chases The first incident occurred at about 9:21 p.m. on Sept. 2 after a truck Dumas was a passenger in was pulled over by deputies on Olive Tree Court. After identifying him, deputies told Dumas he had warrants out for his arrest for grand theft auto and resisting arrest. Dumas looked for a way to avoid going back into custody, according to the documents. First, he played on their sympathy, according to the filings, telling deputies he was looking for a room for the night and "trying to get his life straight." When that failed, he offered to name people dealing fentanyl at hotels in the area, the filings say. Deputies said he didn't have a choice -- they were taking him in. Dumas then pepper-sprayed a deputy in the face, temporarily incapacitating him, according to court documents. Dumas ran and a second deputy gave chase. According to the documents, Dumas darted into the lobby of a nearby hotel, sprayed pepper spray in the lobby -- the deputy who followed him reported it appeared hotel employees tried to lock office doors -- then ran back outside and pointed an object at the deputy. The deputy pointed a gun, ordered him to stop then fired. Dumas, unharmed, ran east, bounding over fences to the next motel. The deputy lost sight of him. A three-hour search of the surrounding area failed to locate him. Three bullet casings were recovered. One bullet hit the office wall in the lobby, filings say, and the other two struck the concrete walkway east of the office. No bystanders were injured, according to the documents. Around 1:30 a.m. on Sept. 7, deputies received word Dumas was by the Wienerschnitzel at North Chester Avenue and Roberts Lane. Deputies began a search of the area, and Dumas was spotted walking north from a 7-Eleven store. A deputy confronted Dumas on East Moneta Avenue and ordered him to stop. Dumas ran into a backyard, the filings say. Another deputy -- the one with K-9 Duke -- drove to an alley west of the home and saw Dumas jump a fence into the alley, according to the documents. "When I exited my patrol vehicle, I witnessed Dumas point a large can of bear mace at me and begin to spray me in the face with it," the deputy wrote in the documents. The deputy experienced "instant pain" and Duke began to yelp as the mace cloud hit him too, the filings say. Duke was released. He caught up to Dumas in the middle of North Chester Avenue, just north of Roberts Lane. Dumas sprayed the dog, filings say, but the dog bit and held onto him until deputies arrived. Other deputies were affected by the cloud of mace when they took Dumas into custody, but the documents indicate the deputy initially sprayed got the worst of it. That deputy wrote about experiencing "severe pain" for an hour. "On several occasions, Dumas has displayed a complete disregard for the safety of deputies or any law enforcement officer that contacts him," the deputy wrote. "Again, Dumas is one of the most violent subjects I have ever encountered, and I believe he is a severe danger to the public."
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