A multi-day manhunt that stretched from eastern Goleta to Santa Barbara came to an end late Thursday night with the arrest of a man who authorities say rammed a deputy’s patrol vehicle and fled earlier this week.
Anthony Torres Lopez Jr., 40, of Santa Barbara was taken into custody at approximately 11:23 p.m. near Bath and Carrillo streets following what the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office described as a coordinated search involving detectives, a K-9 unit, air support, and the department’s Special Enforcement and Crisis Negotiations teams.
During the search, investigators identified a residence associated with Lopez in the 700 block of Camino Cascada in Goleta, where deputies served a warrant Thursday afternoon.
