EAST HEMET: Man with felony warrant arrested after fleeing from deputies
EAST HEMET – A man who had a felony warrant for assault with a deadly weapon was captured and arrested after he ran from deputies who were investigating reports of a domestic dispute Sunday, March 26.
The incident, that began in the 41300 block of Sequoia Lane in the unincorporated area of East Hemet, led to a long search for the suspect; with deputies responding from as far away as the sheriff’s Cabazon Station.
Clarence Taylor was arrested after fleeing from deputies during a domestic violence investigation.
Deputies later determined that in addition to the felony warrant, the man, who was identified as Clarence Jaquil Taylor, 23, of San Jacinto, was also wanted for questioning in a domestic violence related incident from the night before, Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Santiago Agcaoili explained in a written press release after the incident and arrest.
Sunday’s incident began when a deputy from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Hemet Station responded to the residence regarding a domestic dispute about 9:34 a.m.
“The suspect ran from the deputy,” Agcaoili wrote. “Law enforcement personnel from Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Aviation Unit, San Jacinto Police Department, Cabazon Sheriff’s Station and Hemet Sheriff’s Station assisted with containing and apprehending the uncooperative suspect.”
Taylor was apprehended on Mc Dowell Street, less than one half mile from where the incident began.
Authorities arrested Taylor and he was booked into the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility.
An online jail records search revealed including his warrant, Taylor was booked on suspicion of preventing or dissuading a witness, resisting arrest, false imprisonment, two counts of felony assault resulting in great bodily injury, spousal abuse, violating a domestic violence restraining order and petty theft.
He is being held in lieu of $200,000 bail and scheduled to be arraigned at the Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta March 29.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact sheriff’s officials at (951) 654-2702. Callers can refer to incident file number D170850012 and can remain anonymous.Citizens may also submit a tip using the Sheriff’s CrimeTips online form.
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Trevor Montgomery runs Riverside County News Source and Shasta County News Source. Additionally, he writes for Riverside County based newspapers, Valley News and Anza Valley Outlook and also writes for Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County.
Trevor 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 and breaking his back in an off-duty accident.
During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations, including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center and Lake Elsinore Station, along with 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 and Personnel/Background Investigations. He finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator and was a court-designated expert in child abuse and child sex-related crimes.
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.