RIVERSIDE: Officials seek help identifying Nov. assault suspect
RIVERSIDE – Riverside police officials are seeking the public’s help identifying a man who allegedly attacked an employee and a customer at an AM/PM gas station Monday, Nov. 14. The attack happened in the 1800 block of Columbia Avenue in Riverside.
The man is wanted for assault with a deadly weapon and other charges related to the violent incident, according to Riverside police officials.
Riverside police officials are seeking to identify this man, wanted for assault with a deadly weapon after he allegedly attacked and injured an AM/PM employee and a bystander in November.
Officials described the suspect as a black, adult male, about 30-years-old, 5’10, 180 pounds, brown eyes, black hair, with a thick beard. He was also wearing a green jacket with a black “Bass Pro Shop” hat.
The suspect entered the location about 7:45 a.m., and attempted to use a microwave at the business to warm-up an unknown substance.
The clerk told the man that he could not use the microwave, which led to a fight with the clerk. An innocent bystander was also injured in the melee, according to officials.
After the assaults, the suspect vandalized the store before leaving the location in a newer silver Mercedes Benz with no license plates.
Anyone with information about the incident or who knows the identity of the suspect is encouraged to contact Officer Paes with the Riverside Police Department at (951) 826-8729 or [email protected]. Callers can remain anonymous.
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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.