The Beverly Hills Police Department (BHPD) arrested Samuel Sarmiento, a 29-year-old man from Cudahy for stealing a Mercedes-Benz vehicle at approximately 5:12 a.m. on Dec. 21 from South Swall Drive. The arrest was made at approximately 7:11 a.m. on the 600 block of North Palm Drive.
According to Lieutenant Kevin Orth of the BHPD, there were no injuries to officers.
Sarmiento was arraigned at the Airport Courthouse on Dec. 24 and pled not guilty to two counts of assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer; taking or driving of a vehicle without consent; buying or receiving stolen property and hit and run resulting in property damage. He also faces an enhancement due to a previous vehicle-related theft conviction.
