Temescal Valley sex offender arrested after failing to register

April 10, 2020 Trevor Montgomery

TEMESCAL VALLEY — A sex offender was arrested after a recent audit uncovered that the alleged suspect was living at a Temescal Valley residence and had failed to register his new address, Thursday morning, April 9.

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Yesterday’s arrest happened after members of the Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station’s Investigations Bureau conducted a monthly sex registrant compliance check, Riverside Sheriff’s Sgt. Ray Ricken reported after the man’s arrest.

“The audit revealed 34-year-old Henry Leonard Williams was possibly not in compliance with his registration requirements,” explained Ricken; saying Williams last registered in the city of Rialto in November, 2019 but was believed to have moved to Riverside County.

Henry Williams was arrested yesterday morning after officials learned he had moved from Rialto to Temescal Valley and had failed to register his new address. RSO booking photo

On Thursday, April 9, investigators responded to a residence on the 25000 block of Coral Canyon Road, in Temescal Valley, where they determined Williams had been living.

“Williams had established residency at the location and failed to register this address within five days of moving,” in accordance with the terms of his sex offender status, said Ricken.

Based on their investigation, deputies arrested Williams and transported him to Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside where he was booked on suspicion of failing to properly register as a sex offender.

Online jail records indicate Williams was released within hours of his arrest after posting $10,000 bail or bond. He is scheduled to be arraigned at the Riverside Hall of Justice Aug. 10.

Anyone with further information regarding this investigation is encouraged to contact Investigator Travis Gilbert from the Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station at (951) 245-3300. Callers can refer to incident file number F201000012 and can remain anonymous. Citizens may also submit a tip using the Sheriff’s CrimeTips online form.

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Trevor Montgomery, 48, moved in 2017 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 16 grandchildren.