MENIFEE: PRCS probationer arrested with gun, ammunition, narcotics
Jaime Garcia was arrested after being found in possession a gun, ammunition and methamphetamine. RSO booking photo
MENIFEE — Officials arrested a probationer after they found a gun, ammunition and methamphetamine inside his vehicle, Wednesday, May 31.
Authorities made the arrest about 9 p.m., after conducting a pedestrian check of a man seen walking away from a vehicle near the intersection of Oakmont Drive and Bradley Road in Menifee.
After searching the Garcia’s car and locating the weapon and narcotics, deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Menifee Special Enforcement Team arrested Jaime Benjamin Garcia, 33, of Moreno Valley.
Garcia was booked at the Southwest Detention Center on suspicion of seven felonies related to weapons and narcotics possession, including being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a controlled substance, being a felon in possession of ammunition and multiple prior state prison enhancements.
After making contact with Garcia, deputies learned he was on Post Release Community Supervision (PRCS) probation for auto theft, Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Sam Morovich explained in a written press release after the incident and arrest.
Based on his probationary status, deputies searched Garcia’s nearby vehicle.
Garcia was in possession of a loaded .357 revolver, ammunition and methamphetamine. RSO photo
While searching his car, SET deputies located and seized a loaded .357 Smith & Wesson revolver, additional ammunition, and over 8 grams of methamphetamine, said Morovich.
An online jail records search revealed Garcia remains in custody, held on $105,000 bail. He is scheduled to be arraigned at the Riverside Hall of Justice June 2.
Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to call Deputy Frank at the Perris Sheriff Station at (951) 210-1000, or by email.
Callers can refer to incident file number ME171510154 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.