Fresno County Man With 38 Prior Arrests Nabbed After High-Speed Chase

Nicholas Lefall has been arrested in Fresno County 38 times. Friday morning, he made it 39.

Fresno County Sheriff's deputies took Lefall, 38, into custody on March 20 following a high-speed pursuit, capping a record of repeat offenses that few county residents can match. The chase unfolded Friday morning, and deputies caught up with him, adding yet another arrest to a file that had already grown to staggering length before this incident.

The sheer volume of prior arrests raises unavoidable questions about how Lefall continued to cycle through the county's criminal justice system. Thirty-eight prior county arrests before Friday's pursuit places him in extraordinarily rare territory, and the pattern suggests a revolving door that neither incarceration nor supervision has managed to close.

Details on the specific charges stemming from Friday's pursuit were not immediately available, but the high-speed chase itself added potential vehicle and flight-related offenses to whatever underlying circumstances triggered the pursuit.

Lefall's arrest record now stands at 39 in Fresno County alone.