JV man arrested after wife’s body found in Mexico

JURUPA VALLEY — Authorities confirmed yesterday that a Jurupa Valley man suspected of kidnapping and killing his wife, before dumping her body in Mexico, was arrested last month. The man was arrested after the victim’s body was discovered in Pueblo Nuevo, a municipality in the northwestern Mexican state of Durango.

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Deputies assigned to Jurupa Valley Sheriff’s Station and Sheriff’s Central Homicide Unit began investigating the woman’s death after her body was found more than a thousand miles from her Jurupa Valley home on Feb. 5, Riverside Sheriff’s Sgt. Steve Brosche explained yesterday in a written press release.

“Investigators worked with Calexico Police and learned the victim may have been kidnapped from the Jurupa Valley area prior to being killed,” explained Brosche. “Through the course of their investigation, the victim was identified as Rosa Isella Beltran Lopez.”

As their investigators continued, officials identified the victim’s husband, 44-year-old, Juan Carlos Lopez Alvarado, as the person they believe kidnapped, killed, and dumped Beltran Lopez’ body in Mexico.

Based on their investigation, officials arrested Alvarado on Feb. 18. He was booked into Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside on suspicion of murder with malice and remains in custody and is being held without bail.

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“There are no outstanding suspects, and no threat to public safety,” said Brosche.

The sheriff’s homicide investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is encouraged to contact Investigator Martinez of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Jurupa Valley Station at (951) 955-2600. Callers can refer to incident file number JV190360147 and can remain anonymous. Citizens may also submit a tip using the Sheriff’s CrimeTips online form.

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Trevor Montgomery, 47, moved last year 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 15 – but soon to be 16 – grandchildren.