{"id":9124,"date":"2026-07-18T01:42:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T20:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=9124"},"modified":"2026-07-18T01:42:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T20:42:11","slug":"will-rogers-state-beach-suspect-on-felony-warrant-caught-by-la-lifeguards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=9124","title":{"rendered":"Will Rogers State Beach suspect on felony warrant caught by LA lifeguards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div data-layout-index=\"4\" class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"contain\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">  <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"info\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">\n<div class=\"caption\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6401407409112\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_featured-video_5_1\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">Pursuit suspect attempts to swim away from authorities<\/a><\/h4>\n<p data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">A man wanted on a felony warrant spent about 90 minutes in the Pacific Ocean off Will Rogers State Beach before Los Angeles County lifeguards surrounded him and helped take him into custody. (Credit: FOX 11 Los Angeles)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">A man wanted on a felony warrant tried to out swim <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1038951\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\/police-and-law-enforcement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the law<\/a> Thursday, spending about 90 minutes in the Pacific Ocean before lifeguards surrounded him and ended the bizarre escape attempt.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/news\/local-news\/felony-suspect-swims-into-ocean-to-evade-police-at-will-rogers-state-beach\/?fbclid=IwY2xjawTHPZRleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeZk6OUxFTricOZI3OIg-cBXR1VVlvftp3D82TZqj3IY1mtGONjaNT-pVhHtQ_aem_2m3OHGdO-VWpFf-H_MoH1A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KTLA<\/a>, the unusual standoff began around 7:21 a.m. after officers with the Los Angeles Police Department&#8217;s (LAPD) West LA Division attempted to contact the suspect near Pacific Coast Highway and Sunset Boulevard.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The man allegedly fled on foot before running past a lifeguard tower and <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1038953\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/environment\/water\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">into the water<\/a> at Will Rogers State Beach.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1038954\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/deputy-us-marshal-fatally-shot-serving-arrest-warrant-louisiana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>DEPUTY US MARSHAL FATALLY SHOT WHILE SERVING ARREST WARRANT IN LOUISIANA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/felony-suspect-resists-lifeguards-pacific-ocean-arrest.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/felony-suspect-resists-lifeguards-pacific-ocean-arrest.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/felony-suspect-resists-lifeguards-pacific-ocean-arrest.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/felony-suspect-resists-lifeguards-pacific-ocean-arrest.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/felony-suspect-resists-lifeguards-pacific-ocean-arrest.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/felony-suspect-resists-lifeguards-pacific-ocean-arrest.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/felony-suspect-resists-lifeguards-pacific-ocean-arrest.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/felony-suspect-resists-lifeguards-pacific-ocean-arrest.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/felony-suspect-resists-lifeguards-pacific-ocean-arrest.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Felony suspect struggles with lifeguards during Pacific Ocean arrest\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>A felony warrant suspect appears to resist Los Angeles County lifeguards as they take him into custody in the Pacific Ocean following a bizarre escape attempt.<\/span> <span>(FOX 11 Los Angeles)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Video captured by <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1038955\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/news\/will-rogers-state-beach-pursuit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SkyFOX<\/a> 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&#8217;s Department boat.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">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.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">KTLA reported the suspect remained hundreds of yards offshore as <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1038956\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/los-angeles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lifeguards<\/a> on rescue boards stayed nearby, monitoring his condition and attempting to talk with him while a sheriff&#8217;s department boat and a county lifeguard rescue boat positioned themselves offshore.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1038957\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/portland-naked-man-attempted-child-kidnapping-waterfront-park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>NAKED MAN TRIES TO KIDNAP 7-YEAR-OLD TOURIST FROM MOTHER AT PORTLAND PARK, BYSTANDERS INTERVENE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/lifeguards-restrain-felony-suspect-pacific-ocean-arrest.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/lifeguards-restrain-felony-suspect-pacific-ocean-arrest.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/lifeguards-restrain-felony-suspect-pacific-ocean-arrest.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/lifeguards-restrain-felony-suspect-pacific-ocean-arrest.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/lifeguards-restrain-felony-suspect-pacific-ocean-arrest.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/lifeguards-restrain-felony-suspect-pacific-ocean-arrest.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/lifeguards-restrain-felony-suspect-pacific-ocean-arrest.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/lifeguards-restrain-felony-suspect-pacific-ocean-arrest.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/lifeguards-restrain-felony-suspect-pacific-ocean-arrest.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Lifeguards restrain suspect during dramatic ocean arrest\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Los Angeles County lifeguards restrain a felony warrant suspect in the Pacific Ocean after he allegedly tried to evade LAPD by swimming offshore near Will Rogers State Beach.<\/span> <span>(FOX 11 Los Angeles)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">According 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 <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1038958\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/rideshare-passenger-held-hostage-eight-hours-armed-standoff-police-swanky-neighborhood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">end the standoff<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">FOX 11 reported the suspect swam about a mile during the nearly 90-minute ordeal and <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1038959\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/portland-naked-man-attempted-child-kidnapping-waterfront-park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">appeared to be nude<\/a> from the waist down.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1038960\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/california-sheriffs-use-magent-equipped-drone-disarm-knife-wielding-sex-offender-hidden-garage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CALIFORNIA DEPUTIES USE MAGNET-EQUIPPED DRONE TO DISARM KNIFE-WIELDING SEX OFFENDER HIDDEN IN GARAGE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/la-felony-suspect-ocean-arrest-sheriffs-boat-lifeguards.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/la-felony-suspect-ocean-arrest-sheriffs-boat-lifeguards.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/la-felony-suspect-ocean-arrest-sheriffs-boat-lifeguards.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/la-felony-suspect-ocean-arrest-sheriffs-boat-lifeguards.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/la-felony-suspect-ocean-arrest-sheriffs-boat-lifeguards.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/la-felony-suspect-ocean-arrest-sheriffs-boat-lifeguards.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/la-felony-suspect-ocean-arrest-sheriffs-boat-lifeguards.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/la-felony-suspect-ocean-arrest-sheriffs-boat-lifeguards.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/la-felony-suspect-ocean-arrest-sheriffs-boat-lifeguards.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Felony suspect pulled from Pacific Ocean after 90-minute escape attempt\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Los Angeles County lifeguards and deputies pull a felony warrant suspect toward a sheriff&#8217;s boat after a lengthy standoff in the Pacific Ocean off Will Rogers State Beach.<\/span> <span>(FOX 11 Los Angeles)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">It was not immediately clear what prompted officers to initially contact the suspect or <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1038961\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/genres\/crime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">what felony warrant<\/a> he was wanted on.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">His identity, condition and any additional charges were not immediately released.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Fox News Digital has reached out to the LAPD for additional information.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Stepheny Price is a Writer at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News <\/a>with a focus on West Coast and Midwest news, missing persons, national and international crime stories, homicide cases, and border security.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pursuit suspect attempts to swim away from authorities A man wanted on a felony warrant spent about 90 minutes in the Pacific Ocean off Will Rogers State Beach before Los Angeles County lifeguards surrounded him and helped take him into custody. 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