CHULA VISTA - A man suspected of trying to break into a car Friday at a Wal-Mart parking lot in Chula Vista, then assaulting the car owner and hitting him with a vehicle, surrendered and was in custody, police said.
Reymundo Gomez, 29, allegedly tried to break into a car shortly after 9 a.m. at the Wal-Mart on 75 N. Broadway, by C Street, said police Lt. Eric Thunberg.
The owner of the vehicle walked out of the store and tried to stop the burglar, who hit him and then jumped into a nearby Chevy Malibu. When the victim tried to stop the Chevy, the burglar struck him with the vehicle, breaking his arm and ankle, Thunberg said.
Police were able to obtain the Chevy Malibu's license plate, which was registered to a relative of Gomez who lived in National City, according to the lieutenant.
Around 2 p.m., Gomez walked into the Chula Vista police department at 315 Fourth Ave. with a relative and turned himself in, Thunberg said.
Gomez will most likely be booked on suspicion of felony hit and run and possibly assault with a deadly weapon, Thunberg said.
