A wanted suspect was taken into custody after a brief foot pursuit on the 5 Freeway in Newhall Tuesday morning.

Around 10:20 a.m. Tuesday, deputies had a wanted suspect run from them on the 5 Freeway near Lyons Avenue in Newhall, Deputy Kabrina Borbon spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station confirmed.

The suspect ran from deputies on the 5 Freeway even crossing northbound lanes of traffic, according to officials.

The suspect eventually jumped over a fence off the freeway.

Deputies located the man on a hillside behind the La Quinta Inn near In N Out Burger where he was taken into custody.

No injuries have been reported to either the suspect or deputies.
No information for what the suspect was wanted for has been released.
Ed. Note: This is a breaking news story, the KHTS news team will update if any additional information becomes available.

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