$9 million bail for man accused of 2018 Lake Mathews murder
LAKE MATHEWS — Officials yesterday announced the arrest of a man they say was responsible for the fatal 2018 shooting of a man during an armed robbery of illegally grown and harvested marijuana plants on a rural residential property in Lake Mathews.
The man charged in the year-old homicide, 37-year-old, Raul Soberanis, now sits in a Riverside County jail, held on $9 million bail.
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Hemet home intruder fatally shot by armed family member
The Sheriff’s year-long investigation began June 14, at around 6:50 p.m., when deputies from the Perris Station responded to the 20000 block of Santa Rosa Mine Road, after receiving reports of a residential armed robbery with one victim shot, Riverside Sheriff’s Sgt. Wallace Clear reported after last year’s deadly robbery and shooting.
Although deputies arrived at the scene within minutes of the dispatched call, when they arrived they determined the shooting victim had already succumbed to his injuries. The victim was later identified as Adan Muro.
Deputies also found several additional victims who had been bound and left behind after the robbery and fatal shooting.
The surviving victims later described the suspects as four to six masked gunmen who stole numerous grown and harvested marijuana plants before fleeing the property.
Based on the circumstances, investigators from the Perris Station and the Sheriff’s Central Homicide Unit responded and assumed the investigation which has been active and ongoing over the last twelve months.
On May 30, as the Sheriff’s investigation continued, Central Homicide Unit investigators met with members of the District Attorney’s Office to discuss Soberanis’ alleged involvement in the robbery and Muro’s murder.
Based on their findings, investigators ultimately charged Soberanis with Muro’s homicide. Soberanis was already in custody at Riverside’s Robert Presley Detention Center for unrelated crimes when the additional charge of murder was added and his bail was increased to $9 million, according to Clear.
Anyone with information regarding this ongoing investigation is encouraged to immediately contact Central Homicide Investigator Trudeau at (951) 955-2777, or Perris Station Investigator Rooker at (951) 210-1000. Callers can refer to incident file number PC181650053 and can remain anonymous. Citizens may also submit a tip using the Sheriff’s Homicide Tipline 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.
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