Standoff with DUI suspect ends hours after pursuit in Los Angeles area
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A reckless DUI suspect who was seen huffing a balloon while leading officers on a pursuit through a Compton neighborhood Thursday refused to surrender and was in a standoff with authorities for quite some time.
At times, the suspect appeared to be inhaling nitrous straight from a tank and vaping an unknown substance in the driver's seat.
Officials deployed pepper balls in the vicinity of the truck, breaking a portion of the back window, in an attempt to get the driver out of the white pickup truck but have not yet been successful.
The pursuit came to a stop around 1 p.m. once he hit a dead-end a few feet from the wash and got boxed in by authorities.
After a few minutes, the man tried to back into the law enforcement vehicles, but could not get away, spinning the tires and sending up a plume of smoke into the air. The deputies tossed a gas container into the cab of that pickup, but the standoff continued.
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