Responding to a report of a burglary alarm at Santa Barbara Motorsports early Christmas morning, Sheriff’s deputies discovered two suspects inside a fenced-off storage area near the Hollister Avenue shop, according to a Sheriff’s Office press release.
The two suspects — Glenn Wayne Olson, 46, and Jason Lee Newton, 29, both of Santa Barbara — fled separately on foot, with Olson being quickly arrested. Newton fled to a nearby commercial building and climbed onto the roof, while police officers from UCSB and CHP officers surrounded the building.
The property’s live-in caretaker heard footsteps on the roof. “He discovered a nearby storage room was now locked and the lights had been turned off,” the press release states. A K-9 unit soon discovered Newton “hiding under a shelving unit,” and he was taken into custody after resisting arrest.