Costa Mesa police Lt. Paul Beckman indicated that there may have been a history between Joshua and the man who was shot. A police officer explained in a statement via the LA Times, “Apparently there had been a previous confrontation between [Waring] and the occupants of that residence earlier, and he had returned”.
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After the shooting, Joshua made his situation even worse by stealing a vehicle and later trying to outrun authorities after being spotted by a police helicopter.
According to police, after the alleged shooting Joshua left the scene in a stolen BMW SUV, and proceeded to get involved in a police chase before crashing. At about 10:30 a.m., an Orange County Sheriff’s Department helicopter spotted the auto and a chase ensued.
Josh Waring was popped October 10, 2013, for felony grand theft auto involving a 2005 Cadillac that was not his, possession of an opium pipe and needles and with trying to destroy evidence (said needles). After getting into a auto crash, police say Waring abandoned the vehicle and took off on foot. Police say that while the victim’s injuries are serious, he is expected to survive.
Joshua Waring, a San Juan Capistrano resident, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and felony evading police, authorities said. His bail was set at $1 million, police said. He pleaded guilty to a hit-and-run in 2008 and drug possession in 2015 among a handful of drug-related felony and misdemeanor charges over the years, as reported by the Los Angeles Times.
In 2008, Waring pleaded guilty to three felony counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell and six misdemeanors related to drug use or possession.
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In one of her final one-on-ones on ‘The Real Housewives of Orange County, ‘ Peterson choked up as shes spoke about her son’s battle with addiction. And he and his wife had a baby nearly three years ago. She is raising the child with her husband George Peterson. She had turned him in that June for possession of heroin and Ecstasy with intent to sell, and he served 240 days in jail.
