RIVERSIDE: Probationer arrested after threatening family, shooting out home’s windows
RIVERSIDE — Reports of a man threatening a family and shooting out windows at the victims’ home led to the arrest of a PRCS probationer early Sunday morning, June 3. The incident and arrested happened on the 9300 block of Shamouti Drive, northeast of Cole and Krameria Avenues, in Riverside’s Orangecrest neighborhood.
Tyler Clarke was arrested after allegedly threatening a family and shooting out at least two windows of their Orangecrest home. RPD photo
After an investigation, Riverside police officers arrested Tyler John Clarke, 29, of Riverside. He was booked into jail on suspicion of committing eight felonies and two misdemeanors.
His charges included two counts of criminal threats, vandalism, negligent discharge of a firearm or BB device, several prior state prison enhancements, and violation of PRCS probation.
Riverside PD’s investigation began about 1:20 a.m.,when officers were dispatched to a home on Shamouti Drive after receiving reports of a man shooting out the windows of a home and threatening residents at the location.
When officers arrived they quickly located and detained Clarke.
“After speaking to the victims and witnesses, officers learned the suspect had yelled threats at the victims from their front yard and used a BB or pellet gun to shoot out two of their windows,” Riverside PD officials explained in a social media release.
Officers at the scene learned that in addition to threatening the family members and shooting out two of the home’s windows, Clarke was on Post-Release Community Supervision.
Based on the victim and witness statements and damage to the residence reportedly caused by Clarke, officers arrested the man and transported him to Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside.
Online jail records indicated Clarke was arraigned this morning at Riverside’s Hall of Justice and was held to answer eight of the ten charges. His next scheduled court hearing has bot yet been scheduled.
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Trevor Montgomery, 46, recently moved to Shasta County from Riverside County and runs Riverside County News Source and Shasta County News Source. Additionally, he writes for several other news organizations, including Riverside County based newspapers, Valley News, The Valley Chronicle and Anza Valley Outlook, as well as Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County and The Mountain Echo in Shasta 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. (Click here to see segment of Discovery Channel documentary of Trevor’s 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 – soon to be 15 – grandchildren.