On Monday, at approximately 6:30 a.m., Nevada Highway Patrol troopers attempted to stop a silver 2019 Kia Sorento traveling 84 mph in a 55 mph zone on U.S. 95 near Churchill County mile marker 23.
The vehicle matched the description from an armed robbery that occurred 30 minutes earlier in Hawthorne and had been confirmed as stolen out of Las Vegas.
The driver of the Kia failed to yield, drove through side streets in Fallon reaching speeds of 129 mph, and continued westbound wrong way in the eastbound travel lanes between Lyon County mile markers 18 to 16.
The driver lost control of the vehicle at U.S. 50A at the roundabout with SR-828 (Farm District Road) and came to rest on the west side of SR 828. The driver exited and fled from law enforcement on foot into a neighborhood off Parkland Way.
With assistance from Lyon County Sheriff’s Office deputies, K9s, and SWAT; Sparks Police Department SWAT; Carson City Sheriff’s Office K-9s; and Washoe County Sheriff’s Office K-9s, the driver was apprehended.
The driver, identified as Isaiah Caban (a 38-year-old Las Vegas resident), was arrested on the following charges: felon in possession of a firearm (felony), possession of a stolen vehicle (felony), eluding (felony), reckless driving (misdemeanor), passing on the right (misdemeanor), driving left of center (misdemeanor), duty to stop at the scene of a crash involving property damage (misdemeanor), driving with a revoked license (misdemeanor), possession of paraphernalia (misdemeanor), a warrant out of Arizona for armed robbery with a deadly weapon (felony), and a warrant out of California for kidnapping (felony).
Caban was booked into the Churchill County jail.
