Two Sacramento men are facing felony charges after they allegedly dressed as law enforcement officers and robbed an El Dorado County home.
Harvey Curtis Baker, 47, of Sacramento, and Alexios Konstantin Alexander, 40, of Sacramento, were arrested on suspicion of felony robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, conspiracy, kidnapping and false imprisonment with violence, according to online jail information.
They are being held without bail in El Dorado County Jail in Placerville.
The suspects were caught and arrested after a foot chase that began when an El Dorado County sheriff's deputy went to the home on the 4000 block of Carson Road in Camino at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday to investigate a 911 emergency call that had been cut off.
The deputy found he had interrupted a home invasion robbery, with the suspects having fled out a back door upon the deputy's arrival, sheriff's Sgt. Bryan Golmitz said in a news release.
Both of the men were dressed in law enforcement clothing that included duty belts with a gun, badges, vests and jackets with "SHERIFF" lettering.
The deputy chased the men and saw them climb over a backyard fence, Golmitz said.
One suspect tripped and dropped his weapon. He and the other suspect, who remained armed, continued running, heading in opposite directions.
The deputy followed the armed suspect, Golmitz said. As the man ran, he started removing the duty belt that held his weapon. The deputy caught the suspect after jumping fences and crossing a creek.
The other suspect was apprehended and held by one of the robbery victims with a neighbor's help.
The victims were not injured.
The jacket worn by one of the men had Placer County Sheriff's Department patches. Two guns, a 22-caliber handgun and a BB gun that resembled a firearm, were recovered at the scene, Golmitz said.
The motive behind the home invasion remains under investigation, he said.
It is unclear how the men obtained the law enforcement clothing.
Call The Bee's Niesha Lofing, (916) 321-1270.
