Arrested 21 times since 2020, Chronic Offender arrested again in Anderson
ANDERSON, Calif. — Authorities say a felon who has been arrested twenty-one times since the beginning of 2020 and was placed on the Shasta County District Attorney’s Office Chronic Offender Accountability Program (C.O.A.P.) “due to a plethora of prior incidents and arrests” was arrested once again after a bizarre and dangerous incident in Anderson Saturday afternoon, May 22.
The man, who was found to be under the influence of methamphetamine, has been arrested nearly two dozen times over the last seventeen months for crimes such as brandishing weapons, drug use/possession, theft, and vandalism, according to officials.
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City of Anderson police officers were dispatched to the area of McMurry Drive and North Street around 3:30 p.m. after receiving reports of a man who was seen running in and out of the roadway and attempting to hit passing cars with an article of clothing, Anderson Police Department has since said of the incident and arrest.
Officers who responded to the area located the man, who they immediately recognized as Joshua Christopher Mangan, 48, of Redding, from his numerous prior law enforcement contacts. Officers found him climbing the steel framed base of the power transmission lines along the east side of I5.
Officers say a man who has been arrested twenty-one times since the beginning of last year was arrested again after a bizarre incident Saturday afternoon. Anderson PD photo
“Mangan was acting extremely erratic, punching at the air, and at one point began swinging from the metal framing,” officials have since said in a social media release.
He was eventually detained without incident after he voluntarily climbed down.
“Mangan was found in possession of a loaded hypodermic syringe and admitted to recently injecting methamphetamine,” officials continued.
Officers who evaluated Mangan determined he was under the influence of a Central Nervous System stimulant and was unable to care for his own well-being.
Based on their investigation and observations, officers arrested Mangan and he was later booked into the Shasta County Jail in Redding on suspicion of disorderly conduct and possession of drug paraphernalia, both misdemeanors.
Online jail records indicate remains in custody in lieu of $1,000 bail or bond.
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Fed up with the constant arrests that often end with a “catch and release” – with suspects being released from incarceration within hours of being arrested – many area residents later spoke up on social media. While the vast majority thanked Anderson PD for their diligence, many others were left decrying what one person described as “our failed and broken justice system.”
After hearing of the incident, area resident and retiree Marsha Kelley wrote, “Thank you, APD for trying to keep our community safe.”
“This incident occurred on a Saturday when there is a lot of family traffic in this area,” Kelley explained; adding, “It can be frightening to children to see such behavior.”
“It’s a shame that many politicians and the media focus on defunding and demonizing our police,” wrote Matthew Speckman.
“With a well-trained street crimes unit, more and more of people like this would be taken into custody,” the concerned citizen continued. “Another example of the unintended consequences of Proposition 47. It’s not fair to the community nor the victims.”
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About citizen’s concerns regarding the constant re-arrests of people who continue to be arrested and released within hours, Anderson PD said, “The Anderson Police Department and the Shasta County District Attorney’s Office are committed to continuing to identify and prosecute repeat offenders in our community.”
However, Nancy Cay Roberts of Cottonwood and Margaret Garland Carrel were quick to point out the absurdity of catch and release policies and their consequences of further straining the area’s already over-taxed law enforcement officials, while not dealing with what some say is the core problem of mental health issues and the lack of adequate mental health facilities and available beds in the area.
“The little resources we do have are spent on this kind of crap,” Carrel wrote in response to Anderson PD’s post.
“Can we PLEASE start electing people who will change these … laws that let these people habitually re-offend and make it mandatory they go into a drug & mental program,” she implored.
“Did I read that correctly,” Roberts asked in response to the post. “He’s been arrested 21 times, since the beginning of 2020? WTF?”
“If they can’t incarcerate him, than institutionalize him,” Roberts wrote. “He’s sick, and seriously needs help.”
“Obviously, temporarily detaining him is not working,” she surmised.
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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.
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