Thanks to an observant Nevada County Sheriff’s sergeant on his way home from work, the Department says a wanted felon was taken into custody. But not without some resistance. Department Senior Administrative Analyst, Leslie Williams, says there was a warrant out for the suspect, 55-year-old Darryl Skelton of Grass Valley, for being a prohibited person with a firearm. She says the sergeant, who’s name wasn’t released, had stopped to check on Skelton, late Wednesday afternoon. Skelton was standing near a disabled motorcycle on the side of Rattlesnake Road near Highland Drive…

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Williams says the sergeant saw a fixed blade knife in Skelton’s back pocket, as he fled about 70 yards into a forested area. That’s where the sergeant caught up with Skelton, who physically resisted before he was taken into custody.The knife was found on the ground nearby…

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Williams says the sergeant had a laceration and some scratches and Skelton declined medical treatment. And then, while being booked, Williams says Skelton was also found to be in possession of suspected methamphetamine.