Kidnapped from Hemet and dumped in Lake Elsinore, woman safe, man arrested

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. — Out of jail on bail from other recent alleged crimes, a Lake Elsinore man was arrested again after deputies say he kidnapped a woman from the Hemet area Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 9. Authorities say the suspect eventually forced the victim out of his car in Lake Elsinore and stole her purse before driving off.

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Deputies from the Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station were first alerted to the incident at 3:18 p.m. when a woman called 911 from the 33000 block of El Contento Drive and reported being assaulted, Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant R. Thomas has since said of the incident and arrest.

The woman, whose name and age have not been released, told investigating deputies that she was forcefully driven from the Hemet area to Lake Elsinore by a man, since identified as 46-year-old, Rene Perez.

Deputies arrested 46-year-old Lake Elsinore resident Rene Perez, after he allegedly kidnapped woman from the Hemet area and dumped her in Lake Elsinore before stealing her purse and driving away. RSO booking photo

“The victim attempted several times to get out of the car, but wasn’t allowed to by the suspect,” explained Thomas. “Once in Lake Elsinore, the victim was forced out of the car and the suspect left the location with the victim’s purse.”

Although officials did not say how or if the victim and suspect knew each other, the woman was able to provide deputies with information that Perez was employed at a business located in the 16500 block of Lakeshore Drive, about two and a half miles from where she had been forced out of his car.

“Deputies responded to the location, contacted the suspect … and detained him for further investigation,” the Sergeant continued; adding that based on their investigation deputies arrested Perez.

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Perez was later booked into Cois Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta on suspicion of kidnapping, false imprisonment, committing a crime while out on bail, and theft.

Online jail records indicate he remains in custody in lieu of $55,000 bail or bond and is scheduled to be arraigned at Murrieta’s Southwest Justice Center tomorrow morning.

The sheriff’s investigation is ongoing and anyone with additional information is encouraged to contact Deputy Guerrero at the Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station (951) 245-3300. Callers can refer to incident file number F210400025 and can remain anonymous.

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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 (RCNS) and Shasta County News Source (SCNS).

Additionally, he writes or has written for several other news organizations; including Riverside County-based newspapers Valley News, Valley Chronicle, Anza Valley Outlook, and Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle; the Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County; and Mountain Echo in Shasta County. He is also a regular contributor to Thin Blue Line TV and Law Enforcement News Network and has had his stories featured on news stations throughout the Southern California and North State regions.

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.