Yesterday (December 16) just before 1:00 p.m., San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies say they attempted to stop a grey Corvette travelling at a high rate of speed westbound on Twentynine Palms Highway near Torres Avenue in Joshua Tree.
Deputies identified the driver as Stephen Bloomer, a 57 year-old resident of Twentynine Palms, and say he failed to yield to sirens. They say that he continued driving erratically at a high speed and in the interest of public safety deputies cancelled the pursuit.
A short while later a California Highway Patrol officer located Bloomer and his Corvette at the Morongo Valley Circle K, and the Sheriff’s Department said that the CHP officer attempted to detain Bloomer, at which point he reversed his Corvette into the CHP car. They say a deputy arrived to assist and Bloomer rammed the vehicle, injuring the deputy. Bloomer was eventually taken into custody.
Stephen Bloomer was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and is being held at the West Valley Detention Center on $1,000,000 bail.
