2 arrested on multiple charges including resisting arrest after chase in Stockton

STOCKTON, Calif. — Two people were arrested after leading Stockton Police on a short chase Sunday night.

According to the report, the incident started as a routine traffic stop around 7:40 p.m. The chase began when the driver refused to pull over for police.

At some point when the suspects were fleeing their vehicle became disabled and both took off on foot. Pursuing officers soon caught up with the pair and placed them under arrest. Police said they also found a stolen, loaded handgun the suspects tried to discard as they fled on foot.

Investigators have identified the suspects as 23-year-old Tommy Nguyen and 20-year-old Marissa Vergara. Nguyen, who police identified as the driver, was charged with evading, resisting arrest, in addition to traffic and weapons charges. Vergara was charged with resisting arrest and weapons charges.

Officers did not say what prompted the initial chase.

Read more from ABC10

• White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham leaving job without ever briefing press
• Doctor shares safe, healthy shopping tips to use during coronavirus pandemic
• 'Sharing table' brings Roseville neighborhood together during coronavirus pandemic

STAY UP TO DATE ON EVERYTHING HAPPENING IN STOCKTON BY DOWNLOADING THE ABC10 APP:

►Stay In the Know! Sign up now for ABC10's Daily Blend Newsletter

WATCH ALSO: When peak coronavirus (COVID-19) hospitalization will hit across California