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Article Launched: 01/07/2006 12:00:00 AM

Deported cattle rustler leads police on harrowing chase
By GREG WELTER - Staff Writer



ORLAND -- A man convicted of stealing dairy cows in 2001, then deported to Mexico after serving a three-year state prison term, led police on a lengthy vehicle and foot pursuit early Friday morning near Orland.
After running several stop signs and driving at speeds up to 100 mph during a seven-mile chase, Matias Bravo Nares, 35, stopped his 1995 GMC pickup in a field on Capay Road in Tehama County and attempted to run from officers.

At one point, he stopped to remove his shirt and shoes.

Glenn County sheriff's deputy Darren Dicharry and Orland police Sgt. Joe Vlach, caught up with the suspect after chasing him through thick mud for more than 400 yards.

Vlack reportedly pointed his Taser gun at Nares, but the suspect then surrendered without a struggle.

The pursuit began near the intersection of County Road 7 and Highway 99W, where Dicharry attempted to pull over the suspect for driving with a defective headlamp.

Nares and his brother, Francisco Nares, were convicted in Glenn County Superior Court four years ago for the theft of Holstein heifers.

After serving his sentence for the crime, Matias Nares was deported to Mexico on Dec. 5. and ordered not to return to the U.S.

It isn't known when he arrived back in Glenn County.

He was arrested and booked into the Glenn County Jail in Willows, where a no-bail immigration hold was placed on him.

In addition to immigration violations, charges of driving under the influence of marijuana and evading a peace officer with wanton disregard for safety of the motoring public are also being filed.

It was learned that Nares was failing to make payments on a restitution order of $24,700, to cover losses sustained by the owner of the cattle he had stolen.