A burglary suspect who was hit with pepper spray by a homeowner and later crashed his car has been identified as a Los Angeles Police Department sergeant, police confirmed Tuesday.
Lucien Daigle, 44, was booked on suspicion of burglary. The Highland resident was held on $125,000 bail and was scheduled to appear in court Tuesday.
Daigle is an 18-veteran of the LAPD, according to police.
The alleged incident happened in the 8900 block of Tres Lagos Drive in Mentone, Calif., on Sunday about 6:20 p.m., according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.
A homeowner said when she returned home from walking her dogs, she discovered the back door of her house was left open. Once inside, she encountered an intruder, according to the sheriff's department.
"She advised the deputies that she had sprayed the intruder with bear/pepper spray. The subject immediately ran from the residence leaving in a vehicle that she believed had been parked in front of her gate," according to a statement from the sheriff's department.
Minutes later, deputies responded to reports of a nearby traffic collision.
"As deputies were approaching the vehicle they detected a strong odor believed to be pepper spray," according to deputies.
The driver was identified as Daigle.
He is currently on administrative leave, pending the criminal and administrative investigations, according to the LAPD.
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