REDWOOD CITY, CA — A San Francisco man has pleaded not guilty to charges that he rang doorbells while naked and fled from sheriff’s deputies while wearing only tennis shoes.
Peter Allen Steele, 38, who is 6 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 250 pounds, entered the pleas Tuesday in San Mateo County Superior Court. He is being held in lieu of $60,000 bail.
At least two residents in the area reported seeing Steele standing naked outside their homes after he rang their doorbells, said Steve Wagstaffe, deputy district attorney.
Sheriff’s deputies spotted Steele in a car after receiving the residents’ reports and tried to stop him, but he sped away onto Interstate 280, Wagstaffe said.
Steele got off at Sand Hill Road, where his car hit the curb, flattening his tires. Steele continued to drive on the rims until the car stopped, Wagstaffe said.
Wearing only tennis shoes, Steele fled from the car, ran through a local residence, and entered a wooded area, where deputies caught him, Wagstaffe said.
When Steele continued to struggle, a deputy shocked him with a Taser. The weapon did not subdue him, so another deputy shot Steele with a bean-bag gun. He was arrested and taken into custody.
Steele is on parole for a felony assault in San Francisco and has earlier felony convictions for stalking, making threats, and evading police.
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