Perris machete attack leads to local man’s arrest

November 9, 2021 Trevor Montgomery

PERRIS, Calif., — Authorities say a man is in custody after attacking another man with a machete in an unincorporated part of Perris yesterday afternoon, Monday, Nov. 8.

The victim sustained significant injuries to his arm during the attack, but deputies were able to immediately render aid at the scene and stop the bleeding prior to the arrival of paramedics. The victim is expected to survive, according to officials.

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Deputies from the Perris Sheriff’s Station were dispatched to the 17100 block of Hidalgo Drive at 12:40 p.m. after receiving reports of an assault with a deadly weapon, Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Jeremy Bracey has since said of the incident and arrest.

When deputies arrived they located a victim with a moderate arm injury as a result of being struck with a machete and they immediately rendered medical aid to the man’s arm. They managed to control the bleeding prior to the arrival of responding paramedics and the victim was transported via ambulance to a hospital for further treatment of his injuries; which Bracey said were not considered life threatening.

Although the suspect had fled the scene prior to their arrival, during their subsequent investigation deputies identified the suspect as Loren Steven Montoya, 40, of Perris, and began searching the surrounding neighborhoods for him.

Deputies ultimately located Montoya in the 22000 block of Gavilan Road, less than a quarter-mile from where the machete attack occurred. He was arrested without incident and later booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon other than a firearm.

Online jail records indicate he remains in custody in lieu of $25,000 bail or bond and is scheduled to be arraigned at the Riverside Hall Of Justice in Riverside tomorrow.

Anyone with additional information regarding this investigation is encouraged to contact Deputy B. Gutierrez at the Perris Sheriff’s Station at (951) 210-1000 or Sheriff’s Dispatch at (951) 776-1099. Callers can refer to incident file number PC213120041 and can remain anonymous.

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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.