HEMET: Officers responding to reports of man with a gun arrest subject
Numerous officers responded to the location after the man fled from the first officer to arrive. Gary Rainwater photo
HEMET – Hemet police officers arrested a man who was reportedly armed with a gun and acting erratically Saturday, Dec. 17.
Officers arrested the man for being under the influence of a controlled substance after the subject fled on foot from an officer. The incident happened in the 700 block of N. State Street in Hemet.
Officers were dispatched to the area when City of Hemet emergency dispatchers received a 911 call from a citizen reporting the mans erratic behavior at 2:17 p.m. The subject was reportedly pacing back and forth and yelling about someone stealing money from him.
The caller told dispatchers the man, who has not yet been identified, was acting in an extremely bizarre manner and was repeatedly removing an item from his waistband that appeared to be a handgun.
Just before the first officer arrived, the 911 caller reported that the man had possibly entered the M&H Dollar Store.
The man fled northbound on State Street before being apprehended at gunpoint. Gary Rainwater photo
The first officer arrived in the area three minutes after the call was dispatched, at 2:20 p.m. The officer almost immediately reported that the man was fleeing from him. The officer told dispatchers the man was running northbound on State Street and he was in foot pursuit.
The officer caught up with the subject about one minute into the foot pursuit and held him at gunpoint as additional responding officers arrived in the area and helped to safely detain the man for further investigation.
After the man was safely detained, officers searched the area for the reported handgun, but they were not able to find one. Officers did find the man was in possession of a razor knife that resembled a gun.
After interviewing the subject, officers determined the man was possibly under the influence of a controlled substance. Officers transported the man to the Hemet police station where a nurse drew blood for toxicology tests to determine his level of drug intoxication.
No citizens or officers were injured during the incident and arrest.
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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.