In re Steven S. CA5

FACTS

On February 11, 2012, at approximately 12:05 a.m., Porterville Police Officer Michael Gray was on patrol in a marked police car when he received a dispatch that three subjects were carrying items and traveling westbound on Eastridge Circle. Gray responded to A Street on the west side of a large, open field that is situated directly west of where Eastridge Circle comes to a dead-end. The field did not have any lights and was dark. It had a couple of dirt and paved roads and vehicle access on its west, north, and east sides. Gray drove onto the field eastbound from A Street towards Eastridge with the lights on his patrol car off, but he turned them on after traveling a few feet into the field. Gray was then able to see the three subjects, later identified as appellant and two other minors, walking toward him approximately 100 yards away in the middle of the field. Appellant was approximately six feet behind the other two minors and was carrying some items. The other two minors were carrying a large speaker box. As Gray drove up to the three minors, they stopped and stood still until he was approximately 15 feet away then they suddenly dropped everything and ran eastbound. Two…