RIVERSIDE (CNS) - A convicted felon who allegedly fled from police in
a high-speed chase from Riverside into the Perris Valley while armed and
carrying a large amount of methamphetamine must stand trial for evading and
other charges, a judge ruled today.
Ronny David Melton Jr., 33, of Riverside was arrested in March
following the chase, which later resulted in stolen vehicles being seized at a
property where he was staying.
At the end of a preliminary hearing at the Riverside Hall of Justice,
Riverside County Superior Court Judge O.G. Magno ruled there was sufficient
evidence to warrant a trial on the evading charge, as well as one count each of
being in possession of controlled substances while armed, being in possession
of illegal drugs for sale, being a convicted felon in pos
