Banning ATV pursuit yields gun, drugs, cash – One arrested
BANNING, Calif., — Authorities say a man who fled from Gang Task Force officials on an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) in Banning was apprehended after abandoning his vehicle and running into a home Saturday evening, July 10.
The alleged suspect was discovered to be in possession of a loaded handgun and a large quantity of cash, along with cocaine and other drugs, according to officials.
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Region 2 Gang Task Force officers were conducting patrol operations around 9:30 p.m. when they attempted to conduct a traffic enforcement stop of an ATV that was being illegally operated on city roads at the intersection of West Nicolet and 2nd streets, Region 2 Gang Task Force Sergeant Mike Bennett has since reported.
The driver, later identified as Deshawn Terrell Smith, 34, of Banning, failed to stop and fled from officers at a high rate of speed.
Deshawn Smith was arrested after fleeing from Gang Task Force officers on an ATV and running into a Banning home. He was found to be in possession of a backpack that held a loaded handgun, cocaine and marijuana, and $1,100 cash. RSO booking photo
“A short vehicle pursuit ensued and concluded in the 400 block of 3rd Street,” Bennett described. “Smith exited the ATV and ran into a residence and threw a backpack he had been wearing.”
“Gang Task Force Officers pursued after Smith and he was placed under arrest,” Bennett continued.
During a subsequent search of Smith’s backpack, officers found a loaded 9mm handgun. Officers also discovered Smith was in possession of 3.1 grams of cocaine, more than an ounce of marijuana, vials of liquid THS, several zip lock baggies, and $1,100.00 of U.S Currency.
Smith was booked into the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility on suspicion of evading officers, felony possession of a firearm, possession of an un-registered firearm, possession of controlled substances while armed, and transportation of narcotics for sales.
Online jail records indicate he was released the day after his arrest after posting $30,000 bail and is scheduled to be arraigned at an unspecified court on Nov. 8.
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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.
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