Woman fights off Riverside carjacker – Local man arrested
RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Authorities say an intended carjacking victim was able to fight off her attacker, a man with multiple arrest warrants, who was later arrested after fleeing from and then resisting officers who responded to the violent incident.
The attempted carjacking happened at a Riverside Walgreens, in the 8900 block of Trautwein Road, Wednesday evening, Nov. 17. The alleged suspect was arrested a short distance away after he was spotted walking in the area by a Riverside PD aviation crew.
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City of Riverside police officers were dispatched to the business shortly before 7 p.m. after receiving reports of an attempted carjacking that had just occurred, Riverside PD has since said of the incident and arrest.
Arriving at the scene within minutes, officers learned the suspect had already fled the scene on foot.
While officers were interviewing the victim, a Riverside PD aviation crew spotted an adult male matching the suspect’s description walking in a parking lot in a business complex across from Walgreens.
When patrol officers attempted to contact the man, since identified as Shelton Bobbie Williams, 22, of Riverside, he took off running but was safely detained a short distance away, according to RPD.
During their subsequent investigation, officers learned that before the attempted carjacking, Williams had been watching the intended victim as she entered the Walgreens and was still loitering in the area when the woman exited the business.
As the victim went to get into her vehicle, Williams ran up from behind her and attempted to drag her out of her vehicle.
“The victim was able to scream and fight off the suspect,” RPD described; adding that when he was not able to pull the victim from her car due to the attention she was drawing by her screams for help, he abandoned his attempted carjacking and fled the parking lot on foot.
Based on their investigation, officers arrested Williams and he was booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside on suspicion of attempted carjacking and resisting arrest.
Online jail records revealed a host of other warrant-related charges; including multiple counts of indecent exposure, lewd conduct in public, multiple counts of vandalism, multiple counts of obstructing or resisting a peace officer, providing false ID to a peace officer, trespassing, battery, and theft.
He remains in custody in lieu of $60,000 bail or bond.
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Riverside PD used the opportunity to remind area residents that with the holiday season quickly approaching, there are a few safety tips when you go out shopping:
- Park and walk in well-lit areas.
- Walk with confidence, be aware of people around you, and know where you parked.
- Always lock your car doors after leaving or entering your car.
- Have your keys in your hand so that you do not have to linger before entering your car. ▪️Check the back seat before you get in.
- Don’t leave packages on the car seats. Keep packages out of sight in the trunk.
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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.