Wayward ram wreaks havoc in Shasta Lake City – Owner cited

April 19, 2021 Trevor Montgomery

SHASTA LAKE CITY, Calif. — Authorities say a full grown ram that got loose in Shasta Lake City led to a multi-agency effort to capture and return the goat to it’s owner Friday morning, April 16. The owner was later cited for allowing the animal to break loose from the home where it was being kept.

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Shasta Lake Animal Control received a call regarding the loose goat near Deer Creek Road and Fort Peck Street around 8 a.m., Shasta County Sheriff’s Shasta Lake Station officials later reported.

When animal control officers arrived they found a full grown ram wandering the area while snacking on residents’ gardens. When animal control officers were unable to contain the rambunctious ram they contacted deputies at the Shasta Lake Station for assistance.

Along with help from Shasta Lake Public Works, officials were eventually able to wrestle the roaming ram into submission and corral it into a nearby back yard in the 4000 block of Fort Peck Street.

Officials from multiple agencies worked together to corral a wayward ram that had wandered away from its City of Shasta Lake home on Friday. Shasta County Sheriff’s Office – Shasta Lake Station photos

The rebellious ram was eventually taken back to its owner’s residence on Red Bluff Street where the owner was cited.

No injuries were reported after the incident.

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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.