California couple ran over man until he was pinned under truck wheel, then pepper-sprayed him, police say

California police arrested a couple after finding a man with serious injuries and transporting him to a hospital for treatment on Monday.

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said the harrowing incident began at about 1:23 p.m. on Tussing Ranch Road in the city of Apple Valley.

‘The victim was struck and run over several times by the vehicle and became pinned beneath a tire.’

Police said the victim was walking near the home of the couple, who were identified as 36-year-old David Schaar and 38-year-old Jacqueline Chapman.

“The suspects chased the victim in a pickup truck,” reads a press release from the sheriff’s department. “The victim was struck and run over several times by the vehicle and became pinned beneath a tire.”

Police said the couple exited the vehicle and sprayed pepper spray in the man’s face while he was still wedged underneath the wheel.

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Adelanto, California. Photo by Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Schaar and Chapman were arrested a short time later and taken to High Desert Detention Center in Adelanto.

Chapman was booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and also on auto theft from a different incident. Her bail was set at $40,000. Schaar was booked on suspicion of unlawful use of tear gas, and his bail was set at $30,000.

Police did not release any information about the possible motive for the attack, nor did they release the status of the victim.

Apple Valley is a town of about 76,000 residents located between San Bernardino and Barstow.

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