A parolee who was reported prowling behind a north Auburn apartment complex and looking in windows was arrested by Placer County Sheriff's deputies early this morning, a sheriff's spokeswoman said today.
Steven Allen Shade (left), 43, refused to comply with the orders of a deputy who chased him from the area behind the Terracina Oaks Apartments, according to a Sheriff's Department news release. When Shade repeatedly ignored the deputy's commands and kept reaching into his pocket, the deputy used his Taser to control Shade, the release states.
An apartment resident called the Sheriff's Department's emergency dispatch center at 5:50 a.m. to report that a man was outside of his rear bedroom window, peering inside. The area behind the apartments is gated and fenced, but officials said Shade entered through a damaged section of fencing.
When deputies arrived, Shade ran up a hill behind the apartments and along a canal until deputies caught him in a field, according to the news release.
Shade was transported to a local hospital for removal of the Taser prongs and then to the Placer County Jail. He was booked on suspicion of resisting arrest and prowling. Officials said he is being held without bail due to a violation of his parole.
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