Out of jail on weapons charges, Riverside felon arrested on new weapons & drug charges
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Authorities say a felon who was out of jail on bail on weapons-related charges was arrested again after he was found with a loaded and concealed firearm and methamphetamine early Tuesday morning, June 1.
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Two City of Riverside police officers were patrolling the University neighborhood “in their continued efforts to reduce gun violence,” Riverside PD has since reported.
At around 1 a.m., the officers spotted two people sitting inside a vehicle parked in front of a liquor store in the 3300 block of Iowa Avenue.
After contacting the car’s occupants, officers learned the driver, 20-year-old, Jacob Garcia Zamora, from Riverside, was a self-admitted gang member and that he was currently out on bail for another case involving weapons-related charges.
During a subsequent search of Zamora’s car, officers discovered a loaded handgun and methamphetamine.
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Based on their investigation, officers arrested Zamora and he was later booked into Riverside County Jail on suspicion of multiple weapons and drug violations. He was also booked for committing a felony while out on bail.
Due to the enhancement, Zamora’s bail was set at $95,000; however, it was not immediately clear if he was still in custody.
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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.