[Updated: Wed., Apr. 22, 2026, 1:45pm]
An active manhunt has been underway since Tuesday evening in eastern Goleta after a man with a felony warrant allegedly rammed a sheriff’s patrol vehicle and fled on foot, prompting a multi-agency search across the area.
According to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office, the incident began around 6:04 p.m. Tuesday near South Patterson Avenue and Overpass Road. Deputies were attempting to locate a man wanted on a felony warrant when, officials said, he struck a deputy’s vehicle with his own car and escaped the scene on foot.