( Imperial Police stopped late Thursday afternoon)...The stop was for a vehicle code violation.

Police say the driver of the Black Volkwagen Jetta identified himself as 44-year-old Fabian Verdugo of El Centro. Officers say the driver then provided fake identification. When officers tried remove the driver from the vehicle, he sped away. The pursuit went through Imperial and El Centro, before ending in Heber. During the pursuit a firearm and suspected narcotics were tossed from the Jetta. Verdugo was taken to County Jail, charged with assault with a deadly weapon, the vehicle, obstructing and resisting arrest, a no-bail warrant, fleeing a peace officer, possession of methamphetamine, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and possession of ammunition