A man accused of stealing a big rig full of hospital waste and leading authorities on a three-hour chase made his first court appearance Thursday. James Edgley, 48 of Victorville, pleaded not guilty. The televised pursuit saw the stolen rig go up and then down both the Yucca and Morongo grades after a U-turn in Yucca Valley and ended at 1:40 p.m. Tuesday when Edgley pulled the big-rig into a 10 Freeway rest area in Whitewater and came out with his hands up. The truck was reported stolen to Barstow police at 8:44 a.m. Tuesday morning. His bail was set at $225,000.
