TEMECULA: Man, accused of committing lewd acts, arrested for indecent exposure
TEMECULA – A man suspected of committing lewd acts was arrested for indecent exposure May 3. Deputies arrested the alleged suspect at a business near Pujol Street, south of Felix Valdez Road, in Temecula.
Gilberto Marquez was arrested for indecent exposure after allegedly committing lewd acts near a Temecula bus stop. RSO booking photo
After an investigation, sheriff’s officials arrested Gilberto Marquez, 48, of Temecula. He was booked into the Southwest Justice Center on suspicion of indecent exposure, Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Steve Fredericks explained in a written press release after the incident and arrest.
The investigation began shortly after 8 a.m., Wednesday morning, when deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Temecula Police Station responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle.
“Witnesses observed a Hispanic male adult sitting in a parked, white, Honda station wagon,” Fredericks explained. “(Marquez) appeared to be committing a lewd act.”
Although the vehicle left the area before they arrived, deputies converged on the area and began to search for the vehicle described by the victims and witnesses.
They eventually located Marquez sitting inside his car at a nearby business. Officials detained him without incident.
During a subsequent investigation, deputies “determined Marquez had been parked near the bus stop while committing a lewd act,” said Fredericks.
An online jail records search revealed Marquez within hours of his arrest after posting $10,000 bail. He is scheduled to be arraigned at the Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta June 28.
Anyone with information about this incident, or who believe they may have been victimized by Marquez is encouraged to contact Detective Miller at (951) 696-3000. Callers can refer to incident file number TE171230045 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.