Clearlake Police officers arrested Joshua Smith on Friday, June 3, 2011. Police had been searching for Smith, Clearlake's most wanted suspect, for several weeks based on several incidents and warrants. Lake County Jail photo.

CLEARLAKE, Calif. – A man who had been listed as “Clearlake's most wanted” has been arrested after officers found him hiding under a house.

Clearlake Police officers arrested Joshua Gordon Smith, 28, at around 5 p.m. Friday at a Clearlake home, according to a report from Sgt. Tim Celli.

Celli said police have been searching for Smith – recently featured as Clearlake’s most wanted suspect – for several weeks, with officers attempting to locate him at various residences around the city.

Police had received information from confidential sources that Smith was residing in the county areas of Lower Lake and Middletown but the information was unable to be confirmed, Celli said.

However, police got a break on Friday, when they received information that Smith was at a residence located at 15890 28th Ave., Celli said.

Celli said he, along with Sgt. Tim Hobbs and Sgt. Martin Snyder, and Officers Winslow and Lenz, responded to the 28th Avenue residence.

Officers searched the residence and eventually located a large makeshift hole in the floor located in a corner of the master bedroom leading under the house, he said. The hole was haphazardly covered by a rug.

Celli said he and his fellow officers searched the area and located Smith hiding under the house. Smith was taken into custody without further incident.

He said Smith was arrested for several outstanding warrants including a felony warrant, stemming from a case in which Smith allegedly broke into a residence and was confronted by the resident. Smith allegedly attacked the owner after being confronted.

Smith also faces charges of allegedly making terrorist threats to his girlfriend while armed with a knife and then leading police on a high speed pursuit, which Celli said led to an officer being injured after a collision with a tree.

Smith has been booked at Lake County Jail where he remained in custody early Saturday with bail set at $50,000.

The Clearlake Police Department thanked everyone who came forward for the assistance provided, which eventually led to the capture of Smith, who police called a “dangerous fugitive.”

The agency reminded citizens that with the community's help and working in partnership with the police a difference can be made.

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