Wanted parolee arrested after Redding foot pursuit
REDDING — A gang member and parolee at large was arrested after leading officers on a foot pursuit in Redding Tuesday afternoon, June 18. The suspect who fled from officers was apprehended about two-tenths of a mile from where the chase began, according to official radio traffic at the time.
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Last Tuesday’s foot pursuit began moments after 2:45 p.m., when a Redding police officer spotted a man he recognized as a documented Sacramento gang member and wanted parolee near Best Western, in the area of Twin View Blvd. and Caterpillar Rd., just west of Interstate 5.
Before the officer could make contact with the man, he fled on foot. As the officer chased the fleeing man, he reported the alleged suspect was running northbound on Caterpillar Rd. toward Comfort Suites.
Officers who converged on the area requested assistance from CHP’s Northern Division Air Operations and ground officers, and CHP’s H-16 was soon dispatched to the area.
Although the pursuing officer temporarily lost sight of the fleeing man, officers who responded to the scene soon reported to emergency dispatchers they were preparing to begin tracking the fleeing man with a police K-9.
A few minutes later, as officers were tracking the suspect from where he had been last seen, SHASCOM received a 911 call from an automotive repair business at 5179 Caterpillar Rd. reporting a suspicious person lurking in the area. The description of the subject provided by the 911 caller matched the description previously provided by the officer who initially spotted and chased the man.
While officers held their perimeter and CHP’s H-16 circled overhead, a team of four officers responded to the business where the suspect had last been reported.
Just moments later, at 2:54 p.m., H-16’s aviation crew reported officers were actively pursuing the suspect, who then fought with and violently resisted officials trying to apprehend him. Nearly four full minutes later, officers on the ground updated they had overpowered the fleeing and combative subject and that he was in custody.
The suspect, who has not been named publicly, was later transported to Shasta County Jail where he was booked on a parole hold and other charges related to the incident.
No other citizens or officers were injured during the foot chase or subsequent arrest.
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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.