Released from prison 5 days earlier due to COVID-19, man re-arrested

April 18, 2020 Trevor Montgomery

REDDING — Authorities say they arrested a felon who was found prowling backyards and trying to break into homes in Redding early Saturday morning, April 18.

The man who was arrested had just been released from California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) custody just five days prior to this incident, after he was one of approximately 50 inmates who were released to Shasta County from the state prison system as a “protective measure” to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus within the state prison system, according to Redding Police Department.

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Redding police officers were dispatched to the 800 block of State St. at 2:21 a.m., after receiving reports of a man prowling near a residence in the area, Redding Police Sgt. Paul Slagle reported after the man’s arrest.

While officers were headed to the scene, the 911 caller told SHASCOM emergency dispatchers that the man was trying to force his way into the residence “by repeatedly banging on the front door while aggressively manipulating the locked door handle,” according to Slagle.

Officers arrested Anthony Parks after finding him prowling through Redding backyards and trying to force his way into at least one home overnight. RPD photo

When officers arrived in the neighborhood they quickly located and detained Anthony Martin Parks, 31, of Shasta Lake City, in front of the residence; who was displaying the signs and symptoms of being under the influence of a central nervous system stimulant.

During their subsequent investigation, officers determined that prior to being detained Parks had prowled through several residential yards prior to being contacted officers.

Officers further determined that Mr. Parks was on Post Release Community Supervision for making criminal threats and possession of a concealed dirk/dagger, and his release from prison custody had been expedited as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Based on their investigation officers arrested Parks and transported him to Shasta County Jail in Redding where he was booked on suspicion of prowling and for violating the terms of his PRCS probation.

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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.