Temecula carjacking suspect arrested trying to re-enter US from Mexico
TEMECULA, Calif. — An Iowa man who allegedly carjacked the vehicle of a good Samaritan who tried to help him after a single-vehicle crash in unincorporated Temecula Saturday afternoon, Aug. 1 was arrested the next day while trying to re-enter the United States after having fled to Tijuana, according to officials.
The crash that led to the carjacking happened near the intersection of Highway 79 and Sage Rd., about halfway between the city of Temecula and unincorporated community of Aguanga.
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Deputies from the Southwest Sheriff’s Station responded to the scene at 3:26 p.m., after receiving reports of a carjacking, Riverside Sheriff’s Sgt. Sean Liebrand has since said of the incident and arrest.
Responding deputies learned the victim had stopped at the intersection to help the alleged carjacker, who has since been identified as 29-year-old, Iowa resident, Marcus Dale Sidney, after he was involved in a solo-vehicle crash.
Iowa resident Marcus Sidney was arrested on Sunday for carjacking after trying to re-enter the United States from Mexico. RSO booking photo
“While waiting for the California Highway Patrol to arrive, the suspect got into the victim’s vehicle and began to flee the area,” explained Liebrand.
The victim sustained minor injuries during the carjacking and was hospitalized for treatment of unspecified injuries.
During their subsequent investigation, deputies learned Sidney had fled across the border to Tijuana, Mexico.
The next day, on Sunday, Aug. 2, the suspect was detained while attempting to re-enter the United States from Mexico. He was later arrested by deputies and transported to Cois Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta where he was booked on suspicion of carjacking.
Online jail records indicate Sidney remains in custody in lieu of $120,000 bail or bond and is scheduled to be arraigned at Murrieta’s Southwest Justice Center tomorrow, Aug. 5.
Liebrand did not specify if the victim was able to get their vehicle back or if the good Samaritan who had tried to help the victim was still hospitalized and receiving treatment for the injuries sustained during the carjacking.
The sheriff’s investigation is ongoing and no further details have been released.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contacted Deputy Hamilton at the Southwest Sheriff’s Station (951) 696-3000. Callers can refer to incident file number SW202140028 and can remain anonymous.
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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.