Murder investigation continuing after man’s body found in Hemet
HEMET, Calif. — Authorities today are continuing a murder investigation after a man’s lifeless body was discovered along a rural road in the 34000 block of Bautista Road, an unincorporated county area in the hills southeast of Hemet late Monday afternoon, Nov. 30.
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Deputies from the Hemet Sheriff’s Station responded to the area at 4:34 p.m., after receiving a 911 call reporting an unconscious male adult on the mostly dirt, rural road that connects the communities of Hemet and the Anza Valley, Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Richard Carroll has since said of the ongoing murder investigation.
“Upon arrival, they found a deceased male adult with obvious trauma,” Carrol reported. “Deputies secured the area and began an investigation.”
Investigators from the Hemet Sheriff’s Station and Sheriff’s Central Homicide Unit responded and assumed the investigation.
The victim’s name has not been released, pending positive identification and notification of the man’s family.
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“This is an active investigation, and no additional details are currently available,” said Carrol.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is urged to immediately contact Central Homicide Investigator Stoyer at (951) 955-2777. Callers can refer to incident file number D203350048 and can remain anonymous.
This is a developing story that will be updated as new information becomes available.
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Trevor Montgomery, 49, 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 30 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 18 grandchildren.
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