TEMECULA – Parolee at large arrested after extensive search

October 27, 2016 Trevor Montgomery

TEMECULA – Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Temecula Police Station arrested a parolee at large in the 43200 block of Matera Court in Temecula Oct. 26, according to Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Robert Christolon.

Deputies responded to the 43900 block of Larino Court, Temecula, regarding a parolee at large just before 11 a.m. Michael Shane Smith, 38, of Temecula, had evaded deputies the night before and was reported to be back in the area, according to Christolon.

“After an extensive search of the neighborhood, and with the help of police canines, officers located Mr. Smith in an attic of a vacant home and took him into custody,” Christolon explained.

Smith was booked into the Southwest Detention Center on a felony parole violation warrant, as well as a misdemeanor warrant for violating a court order.

A jail record search revealed Smith was arrested at about 5:50 p.m., nearly seven hours after deputies first responded to the area. He was booked on suspicion of resisting arrest, violation of a domestic violence related restraining order, disobeying a court order and violation of state parole. He is being held without bail and is scheduled to be seen at the Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta Friday, Oct. 28.

Anyone with information related to this incident and arrest is encouraged to contact the Riverside County Sheriff’s Temecula Police Station at (951) 696-4357. Callers can refer to incident file number TE163000058 and can remain anonymous. Citizens may also submit a tip using the Sheriff’s CrimeTips online form.

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Trevor Montgomery spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg in an off-duty accident.

During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations, including the Robert Presley Detention Center, the Southwest Station in Temecula, the Hemet Station, and the Lake Elsinore Station, along with many other locations.

Trevor’s assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team, Personnel and Background Investigations and he finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator.

Trevor has been married for more than 26 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and has 13 children and 12 – soon to be 13 – grandchildren.