Wanted felon arrested after leading officers on 100 mph chase from Redding to Red Bluff
REDDING, Calif. — Authorities say a wanted PRCS felon with eight outstanding warrants who has been arrested eleven times in the last two years was arrested again after leading officers on a dangerous, 100 mph pursuit from Redding to Red Bluff yesterday afternoon, March 21.
The man was apprehended after sliding down a hotel laundry shoot, right into the waiting arms of a California Department of Fish and Wildlife Warden who had responded to the scene to assist other officials.
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Yesterday’s incident began around 3:39 p.m. when K-9 Handler Officer Travis Williams and his canine partner “Otto” spotted Ruben Reyes Ybarra, 32, of Redding, driving a red sport utility vehicle in the area of E. Cypress Avenue and Bechelli Lane.
Williams immediately recognized Ybarra from prior arrests and knew that the felon is currently on Post Release Community Supervision and had eight outstanding warrants for his arrest.
Ruben Ybarra, a wanted PRCS felon with eight outstanding warrants who has been arrested eleven times in the last two years was arrested again after leading officers on a dangerous, 100 mph pursuit from Redding to Red Bluff yesterday. Redding PD photo
When Williams got behind the SUV and attempted to conduct a traffic stop, Ybarra accelerated away and fled at a high rate of speed, heading southbound on Interstate 5.
Although a pursuit was initiated, officers backed off when Ybarra’s speed reached 100 miles per hour.
A CHP – Northern Division Air Operations airplane, which had been requested to assist in the pursuit, soon caught up with Ybarra and continued to maintain an overhead visual of the fleeing man.
Ybarra eventually exited at Main Street in Red Bluff, where he then pulled into the Home Depot parking lot and was seen fleeing on foot into the Holiday Inn.
Officers, deputies, and a California Department of Fish and Wildlife warden worked together to track down Ybarra for what officials say was his eleventh arrest in the last two years. Redding PD photo
Redding and Red Bluff police officers, along with Tehama County Sheriff’s Department and California Department of Fish and Wildlife quickly worked together to establish a perimeter around the hotel and K-9 Otto began an extensive, interior search for Ybarra.
Otto eventually led officers to a second-story closet which was locked.
“Ybarra was inside and slid down a laundry chute to the first floor where a California Department of Fish and Wildlife Warden was waiting,” Redding PD later said of the incident; adding that Ybarra was taken into custody without further incident.
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After his arrest, Ybarra was booked into the Shasta County Jail in Redding on suspicion of felony evasion and resisting arrest.
He was also booked for his warrants, which included charges of vehicle theft, possession of stolen property, resisting arrest, and failure to appear for felony and misdemeanor charges.
Online jail records indicate Reyes remains in custody where he is being held without bail.
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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.