(KRON) — An armed felon who successfully outran police during previous attempts to arrest him was tased and arrested by the Santa Rosa Police Department Friday. Officers were patrolling a homeless camp along the Prince Memorial Greenway around 8:10 p.m. when they came across 52-year-old Santa Ros a man Robert Penister. Officers knew Penister had a felony warrant for his arrest for violating the terms of his supervised release. “Penister had previously fled from officers during prior attempts to arrest him,” Santa Rosa PD said. “When officers attempted to take Penister into custody, he attempted to flee once again. Officers pursued him on foot and apprehended him a short distance away. During the arrest, Penister resisted, and officers deployed a Taser device to safely subdue him.” A loaded .22-caliber Ruger Mark II handgun seized during an arrest in Santa Rosa on Dec. 26, 2025. (Santa Rosa PD) Residents complain of ‘loud’ PGE generators after SF power outage During his arrest, officers allegedly found Penister in possession of a loaded .22-caliber Ruger Mark II handgun. Police are investigating how he illegally obtained the gun as a convicted felon. Penister was taken to the hospital for treatment and booked into the Sonoma County Jail for the following charges:  Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a loaded firearm not the registered owner Possession of ammunition by a convicted felon Resisting arrest by force Outstanding Postrelease Community Supervision Warrant Funnel cloud captured in Monterey County day after Christmas Penister is being held on $750,000 bail. ...read more read less