Redding armed carjacking leads to arrest of Yreka man

April 21, 2021 Trevor Montgomery

REDDING, Calif. — Reports of an armed carjacking led to the arrest of a handgun-wielding felon in Redding yesterday afternoon, Tuesday, April 20. The alleged suspect was found to be in possession of two handguns when he was arrested after allegedly demanding a ride north from Redding.

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Officers were dispatched to 2602 Hilltop Drive at 3:15 p.m. after receiving reports of a possible armed carjacking, Redding Police Sergeant Mark Montgomery later said of the incident and arrest.

Two adult female victims told officers that Paul Dean Tabash, 47 of Yreka, had brandished a handgun and threatened to kill them while they were together in a vehicle.

Although the two women were able to get out of the vehicle, Tabash convinced a third victim to drive him “north”, said Montgomery.

Redding police officers are seen conducting a felony stop on a vehicle prior to arresting Paul Tabash, of Yreka, after he allegedly brandished a handgun and demanded a ride north from Redding. KRCR News Channel 7 image

Responding officers eventually located the vehicle traveling northbound on I-5 and stopped the vehicle at the SR-299 interchange, where Tabash was taken into custody without incident.

Arresting officers discovered Tabash had two handguns in his possession at the time of his arrest.

Based on their investigation, officers booked Tabash into Shasta County Jail in Redding on suspicion of eleven felonies and a misdemeanor including being a felon in possession of two handguns and ammunition; making terrorist threats; false imprisonment; brandishing a handgun and other charges.

Online jail records indicate Tabash remains in custody in lieu of $25,000 bail or bond.

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Anyone with further information regarding this investigation is encouraged to contact Redding Police Department at (530) 225-4200. Callers can refer to incident file number 21R025816 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.