A MAN AND A WOMAN, WHO LED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ON A HIGH SPEED CHASE THROUGH SANTA CRUZ TODAY, WERE ARRESTED THIS AFTERNOON. 29 YEAR-OLD MICHAEL FASSBENDER, AND 22 YEAR-OLD SARAH MARKO, WERE IN A STOLEN DARK BLUE SATURN WHEN THEY FLED FROM OFFICERS AROUND NOON. THE VEHICLE CHASE ENDED A SHORT TIME LATER NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF CHESTNUT AND UNION STREETS. FASSBENDER AND MARKO THEN BAILED OUT OF THE CAR AND RAN. THEY WERE ARRESTED A SHORT TIME LATER AND BOOKED INTO SANTA CRUZ COUNTY JAIL. THEY BOTH FACE POSSIBLE CHARGES OF VEHICLE THEFT, EVADING POLICE WITH DISREGARD FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, AND PROBATION VIOLATIONS.
