HEMET: Probationer stopped while riding bike arrested, gun found nearby
Gang Task Force members obtain information about a handgun that was found near a man who was stopped while riding a bike in Hemet. Robert Carter/Public Safety Incidents photo
HEMET — Authorities arrested a known gang member and probationer who was under the influence, Tuesday, Sept. 19. The arrest happened after officers made contact with the man, who had been riding a bicycle, on Gilbert Street between W. Florida and W. Acacia Avenues in Hemet.
After stopping the man shortly after 4:30 p.m., City of Hemet Gang Task Force members identified him as 22-year-old, Travon Tyndale and they determined that he was on county probation for a prior resisting arrest charge.
While speaking with Tyndale, GTF members located a stainless steel, semi-automatic handgun near the man; however, officials were unable to immediately tie Tyndale to the handgun, pending further investigation.
An online jail record search revealed Tyndale was booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor. He was released from custody a few hours later with a citation to appear in court. He is scheduled to be arraigned at the Southwest Justice Center, Nov. 9.
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Trevor Montgomery, who recently moved from Riverside County to Shasta County, runs Riverside County News Source and Shasta County News Source. Additionally, he writes for Riverside County based newspapers Valley News, The Valley Chronicle and Anza Valley Outlook as well as 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, breaking his back and suffering both spinal cord and brain injuries 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 27 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 14 grandchildren.