Mt. Shasta Vista neighborhood shootout leads to two arrested
SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. — Reports of shots exchanged between a Fort Hood man and residents of the Mt. Shasta Vista subdivision earlier this morning, Wednesday, Oct. 3, led to the man’s arrest on a variety of charges including attempted murder. A Yreka woman with the man was also arrested and later booked on several charges as well.
The tense incident, which began with reports of a man armed with and pointing a rifle at area residents and ended with area residents arming themselves and exchanging gunfire with the man, happened in the area of Carnes Rd. and Shasta Vista Dr., northwest of Weed.
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After an investigation, officials arrested Rick Calvin Case, 41, and Terra Dawn Stanley, 35. Both alleged suspects were later booked into Siskiyou County Jail in Yreka.
Case was booked on suspicion of attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, criminal conspiracy, violation of probation, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and felon in possession of ammunition.
Stanley was booked on suspicion of being an accessory to a felony, criminal conspiracy, and trespassing.
Rick Case and Terra Stanley were arrested after a violent confrontation and shooting that happened this morning in Siskiyou County.
Siskiyou County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the neighborhood, which sits halfway between Lake Shastina and Grass Lake, shortly after 7:30 a.m., after receiving reports of a rifle-wielding man pointing his weapon at citizens who reside in the area.
While deputies were still responding to the area, 911 callers updated that the incident was escalating and that the rifle-toting man, later identified as Case, had discharged his firearm nearly hitting a victim standing just 20 feet away.
Callers then reported that several area residents had armed themselves, at which time “shots were allegedly exchanged between the assailant and those reporting the incident,” SCSO officials later explained.
As deputies were arriving in the area about twenty-five minutes after the incident was first reported, Case reportedly heard the approaching sirens and attempted to conceal his rifle.
When deputies arrived they learned Case and his female companion were still believed to be in the area and developed a tactical plan to approach the pair.
Shortly afterwards, deputy spotted Case and Stanley in a private driveway in the area of Chipmunk and Carnes roads and the pair was detained without incident.
Deputies searched the area and recovered the rifle believed to have been used during the violent altercation.
SCSO Sheriff Jon Lopey later praised his deputies, dispatchers, and the citizens involved in the “dangerous situation.”
“I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the alert and skilled SCSO public safety dispatcher who teamed-up with the citizens reporting this incident,” said Lopey. “Together, very accurate and timely information was exchanged and relayed to the involved units, which ultimately helped lead to the safe resolution of this tense, rapidly evolving, and uncertain situation.”
SCSO’s investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information about this investigation is urged to contact SCSO’s 24-Hour Dispatch Center at (530) 841-2900. Callers can remain anonymous.
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Trevor Montgomery, 47, recently moved to the Intermountain area of 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 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 28 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and his “fluid family” includes 13 children and 14 – but soon to be 16 – grandchildren.