Police: Motorcycle chase from Citrus Heights to Granite Bay ends in arrest

By Sara Beth Williams–
A motorcyclist led police on a high-speed, miles-long chase through Citrus Heights and Roseville in the early hours of Monday morning before he was finally apprehended in Granite Bay.

Pursuit of the motorcyclist, later identified as Floyd Janssen, began just before 2 a.m. on Feb. 24, following an attempted traffic stop, according to Sgt. Dave Jones with the Citrus Heights Police Department. The motorcyclist failed to yield to police and flew down Auburn Boulevard onto Old Auburn Road with police in hot pursuit, according to police radio transmissions.

Air support was called in to take over the pursuit, Jones confirmed. The chase lasted almost 20 minutes and air support tracked Janssen as he veered north out of Citrus Heights, then continued east down Douglas Boulevard through Roseville and on into Granite Bay. Janssen’s speed increased to at least 110 miles an hour as he continued to evade police.

With the help of air support, officers finally located and apprehended Janssen on Sheba Court in Granite Bay, according to arrest records. Jones said Janssen was in possession of hard drugs, which makes him a candidate for Prop 36.

Janssen, 36, was arrested on a list of charges, including felony evasion and wanton disregard for safety, resisting arrest, driving with a suspended license, driving a motorcycle without the right license classification, possession of drug paraphernalia and burglar tools, and possession of hard drugs. Janssen also has a long history of over a dozen prior arrests, records show, dating back to 2018.

Janssen was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on $307,500 bail and is due in court on Feb. 26.