A man and a woman were arrested after hitting a Sacramento County sheriff's deputy in his patrol vehicle and leading officers on a chase in a stolen car, the sheriff's department said.Donnell Chong, 29, and Eldon Campbell, 40, both of Sacramento, were taken into custody and booked into Sacramento County Jail, the sheriff's department said.The deputy first saw a stolen vehicle being driven about 10:30 p.m. Monday near the intersection of Robinette Road and Chriswoods Court, in the south area of Sacramento County near Power Inn Road.The deputy followed the stolen vehicle in his marked patrol car as it turned onto a dead-end street, where the deputy stopped his vehicle and ordered the driver to stop.The driver, identified as Chong, turned the vehicle around and accelerated toward the deputy and his vehicle, the sheriff's department said.Fearing for his safety, the deputy fired at the driver, but the vehicle hit the deputy's patrol vehicle, according to investigators. The deputy suffered a minor injury to his arm.Chong, with Campbell in the passenger seat, drove away and was soon seen from a California Highway Patrol helicopter, the sheriff's department said.Chong stopped the vehicle in a nearby neighborhood, where both people ran. They were eventually taken into custody during a search of the area, the sheriff's department said.Both suspects were taken into custody and remained in jail as of Tuesday afternoon. Chong was booked on charges related to assault on an officer and receiving stolen property. Campbell was booked on charges related to resisting arrest and an unrelated arrest warrant. The deputy involved in the shooting is an 11-year veteran of the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department.An investigation in the shooting will be conducted, as is standard protocol for any officer-involved shooting.

A man and a woman were arrested after hitting a Sacramento County sheriff's deputy in his patrol vehicle and leading officers on a chase in a stolen car, the sheriff's department said.

Donnell Chong, 29, and Eldon Campbell, 40, both of Sacramento, were taken into custody and booked into Sacramento County Jail, the sheriff's department said.




The deputy first saw a stolen vehicle being driven about 10:30 p.m. Monday near the intersection of Robinette Road and Chriswoods Court, in the south area of Sacramento County near Power Inn Road.

Courtesy of Sacramento County Sheriff's Department Donnell Chong, 29, (left) and Eldon Campbell, 40, (right)

The deputy followed the stolen vehicle in his marked patrol car as it turned onto a dead-end street, where the deputy stopped his vehicle and ordered the driver to stop.

The driver, identified as Chong, turned the vehicle around and accelerated toward the deputy and his vehicle, the sheriff's department said.

Fearing for his safety, the deputy fired at the driver, but the vehicle hit the deputy's patrol vehicle, according to investigators. The deputy suffered a minor injury to his arm.

Chong, with Campbell in the passenger seat, drove away and was soon seen from a California Highway Patrol helicopter, the sheriff's department said.

Chong stopped the vehicle in a nearby neighborhood, where both people ran. They were eventually taken into custody during a search of the area, the sheriff's department said.

Both suspects were taken into custody and remained in jail as of Tuesday afternoon. Chong was booked on charges related to assault on an officer and receiving stolen property. Campbell was booked on charges related to resisting arrest and an unrelated arrest warrant.

The deputy involved in the shooting is an 11-year veteran of the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department.

An investigation in the shooting will be conducted, as is standard protocol for any officer-involved shooting.