Home’s doorbell camera footage helps lead to conviction of repeat domestic violence offender
SHASTA COUNTY, Calif., — On Wednesday, July 21, a Shasta County jury found 23-year-old, David Fuentes, of Shasta County, guilty of felony corporal injury to a spouse with a prior conviction for the same, felony false imprisonment, and two misdemeanor charges for child endangerment. The charges stemmed from a domestic violence-related incident that occurred in April 2021.
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Fuentes was arrested on April 5, after a violent domestic violence incident that left the mother of his children injured.
Officials have said that video evidence from a home’s doorbell surveillance camera showed Fuentes attack the mother of his children and kick the rear passenger door of a car while the children were inside the vehicle.
After his April arrest, Fuentes was booked into jail on suspicion of kidnapping, inflicting corporal injury to a spouse or co-habitant, false imprisonment, possession of a controlled substance, and violation of state parole.
A Shasta County Superior Court Judge also found a prior strike conviction to be true.
The case was investigated by the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office and prosecuted by Deputy District Attorney Courtney Hagge, while the victim was assisted by Senior Victim Advocate Robyn Reger.
Fuentes remains in custody, pending his sentencing, which is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 3. He is facing a maximum sentence of eleven years and four months in prison.
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Trevor Montgomery, 50, 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.