CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Police over the weekend arrested a Clearlake man wanted in connection to a robbery in county jurisdiction.
Lance Leland Scarborough, 37, was taken into custody last Saturday, Oct. 12, according to a Monday report from the Clearlake Police Department.
At 9:50 p.m. Saturday Officer Alan Collier observed several subjects sitting in a parked vehicle on Phillips Avenue near Davis Avenue while he was on patrol, police said.
Despite the fact Scarborough – the vehicle's driver – was wearing a wig to try to conceal his identity, Officer Collier recognized him as a suspect wanted by the Lake County Sheriff’s Department for robbery.
Sgt. Nick Bennett told Lake County News that the robbery in question for which Scarborough was wanted was not a home invasion that occurred Oct. 3 near Lower Lake, which resulted in a police pursuit, with a responding deputy being involved in a fatal crash.
Police said Collier contacted and arrested Scarborough, who also on formal probation.
During a search of Scarborough’s vehicle Officer Collier located ammunition and a ballistic vest similar to ones worn by law enforcement officers, police said. Due to prior felony convictions Scarborough was prohibited from possessing both items and charged with the unlawful possession of them.
A passenger in the vehicle, Joshua Arthur Gamble, 19, of Clearlake, was found to be in possession of a narcotic controlled substance without a prescription and to have an outstanding warrant for his arrest, according to the report. Gamble was arrested for felony unlawful possession of the narcotics and the misdemeanor warrant.
Scarborough and Gamble were booked into the Lake County Jail, police said.
Gamble's bail was set at $15,000, with Scarborough on a no-bail hold. Jail records indicated that the men remained in custody on Monday, with both set for Wednesday court appearances.