The attempt failed when the bow line of the boat became caught in the boat's propeller, and the suspect fled," according to the affidavit by inspector U.S. Marshal Craig McClusky.
After authorities interviewed the boat captain early Thursday, they found Dorner's wallet and identification cards "at the San Ysidro Point of Entry" near the U.S.-Mexico border. That same day, a guard at the Point Loma Naval Base told authorities he had spotted a man matching Dorner's description trying sneak onto the base, according to the court records
so he obviously stopped and bought another wallet and hit up the dmv for some new identification
Two San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies were shot, one fatally, before fire engulfed the cabin where Christopher Dorner apparently made his last stand. The sheriff's office said charred human remains were found in the rubble.
"We have reason to believe that it is (Dorner)," sheriff's spokeswoman Cynthia Bachman said.
A wallet with a California driver's license bearing the name Christopher Dorner also was found, the Associated Press reported, citing a law enforcement official who was briefed on the investigation but declined to be named because of the ongoing probe.