Anderson neighbor dispute leads to shots fired, one arrested

October 21, 2019 Trevor Montgomery

ANDERSON — Authorities say they arrested an intoxicated Anderson resident after he allegedly fired a handgun at his neighbor numerous times during a dispute Sunday evening, Oct. 20. The victim was not struck by gunfire during the incident, which occurred in the rural community on the 5700 block of Balls Ferry Rd., just north of Deschutes Rd.

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Shasta County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the incident just after 6:30 p.m., after receiving reports of one neighbor shooting at another, Shasta County Sheriff’s Sgt. Garet Baldwin reported after the incident and arrest.

According to Baldwin, Jesus Estrada Delgado called 911 to report that his neighbor, 62-year-old, Charles Richard Anderson II, was shooting at him from his adjacent property.

Delgado told SHASCOM emergency dispatchers Anderson was intoxicated, yelling at him, and was continuing to shoot at him as he was hiding behind a trailer talking to the 911 dispatcher.

“Delgado reported he was not injured from the gun fire, but he could still see the muzzle flashes and hear gun shots coming from Anderson’s property,” Baldwin explained.

When deputies arrived at the scene they quickly detained Anderson without incident after calling at the intoxicated man to exit his residence.

“Anderson’s wife was also contacted at the residence and confirmed Anderson was intoxicated and shooting a firearm prior to deputies’ arrival,” Baldwin reported.

During a subsequent search of the open field where Delgado said Anderson was standing while shooting at him, deputies located a .38 caliber revolver handgun with expended cartridges.

Deputies determined the firearm was registered to Anderson and seized the weapon as evidence.

Based on the victim and witness statements and recovered evidence deputies arrested Anderson and transported him to Shasta County Jail in Redding, where he was booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon/firearm.

Anyone with further information about this investigation is encouraged to contact Shasta County Sheriff’s Office at (530) 245-6540. Callers can refer to incident file number 19S038965 and can remain anonymous.

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Trevor Montgomery, 48, 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 or has written for several other news organizations; including Riverside County based newspapers, Valley News, (the now defunct) Valley Chronicle, Anza Valley Outlook, and Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle; 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 29 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.