Salinas police say suspected gang member Joel Morales is in custody after two struggles and a foot pursuit Sunday evening.

Salinas police say a suspected gang member is in custody after two struggles and a foot pursuit Sunday evening.Police say a sergeant with the Violence Suppression Unit, the city's gang unit, contacted Joel Morales, 31, a known gang member, in the parking lot of the N. Davis Road Applebee's restaurant at 7:05 p.m.Upon contact, they said, Morales resisted arrest and fought with the officer. A foot pursuit ensued across North Davis Road where Morales attempted to make his way onto Highway 101, but was stopped at the fence. Police said a second struggle took place there, but Morales was struck with a stun gun and taken into custody. An investigation revealed Morales was a wanted parolee at large, police said, and he was booked into Monterey County Jail.

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