BURNEY: Woman hospitalized & arrested after fight involving hedge trimmers, baseball bat

BURNEY — An argument and violent altercation between two Burney residents – one armed with hedge trimmers, the other with a baseball bat – ended with one of the two hospitalized and arrested, according to sheriff’s officials.

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Deputies assigned to the Burney Sheriff’s Station were dispatched to the area of Mt. View Rd. and Quebec St. near Burney Cemetery around 4:40 p.m., after receiving reports of an armed confrontation between two neighbors.

When deputies arrived on scene they contacted 49-year-old, Bonnie Montgomery, in front of an apartment on Quebec Street. Deputies also located Keith Birse, 48, nearby on the 37000 block of Mt. View Road.

Montgomery appeared to have serious injuries to her left arm and her head, consistent with being struck with a blunt object.

During their investigation deputies interviewed both Montgomery and Birse, as well as several people who had witnesses the altercation. Officials learned that during an argument between the pair, Montgomery had armed herself with a set of hedge trimmers and advanced toward Birse, threatening to stab him.

Fearing for his safety, Birse retrieved a baseball bat to protect himself and subsequently struck Montgomery causing injuries to her arm and head.

Although officials did not specify how many times Birse struck Montgomery, they determined Montgomery to be the primary aggressor in the incident and subsequently arrested her and transported her to an area hospital for treatment of her injuries. Birse was later released.

According to sheriff’s officials, Montgomery will be charged with assault with a deadly weapon and criminal threats and the case will be submitted to the Shasta County District Attorney’s Office for further review.

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Trevor Montgomery, 47, 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.