Murrieta man accused of killing father & fleeing to Mexico nabbed at border crossing

MURRIETA, Calif., — Authorities say a man accused of killing his father and fleeing to Mexico on Sunday, Dec. 12 was apprehended after trying to re-enter the United States at the San Ysidro Border Crossing on Monday. Authorities also allege the accused murderer stole a neighbor’s pickup truck in his flight for freedom.

Now charged with his father’s murder, the alleged suspect, Carlos Neale Palmerin, 32, remains in custody where he is being held without bail, according to officials.

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Murrieta PD’s investigation began around 1:30 a.m. on Dec. 12, after officers responded to the report of an abandoned vehicle on Jefferson Avenue near Fig Street, Lieutenant Phil Gomez has since said of the murder investigation and arrest.

When officers arrived, they found the vehicle running with its keys in the ignition and a flat front tire. 

Officers responded to the registered owner’s Murrieta address on nearby Ivy Street, where they found signs of a violent struggle and soon located a deceased male inside the home.

The murdered man has since been identified as 54-year-old Murrieta resident Ricardo Palmerin.

While officials were beginning their investigation, a neighbor showed up at the home and told officers that his pickup truck had been just stolen from his home. He also told officers he had identified the man who stole his vehicle as Carlos.

As their investigation continued, detectives learned Carlos had fled the country and was possibly hiding in Mexico.

“On the evening of 12/13/21, Carlos Palmerin was detained at the San Ysidro Border Crossing as he attempted to re-enter the United States,” Gomez explained; saying Murrieta police detectives responded to the border crossing and took Carlos into custody.

Carlos was then brought back to the Murrieta Police Department where he was interviewed by detectives.

Accused of murdering his father and fleeing to Mexico, Carlos Palmerin was arrested after he was stopped while attempting to re-enter the country at the San Ysidro Border Crossing. Murrieta PD photo

Based on their investigation, detectives arrested Carlos and he was later booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta on suspicion of murder, auto theft, and receiving stolen property.

Online jail records indicate he remains in custody at the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility in Banning and is scheduled to be arraigned at the Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta on Jan 3.

Anyone with further information regarding this ongoing investigation is encouraged to contact Murrieta PD Detective Sergeant Henry Romero at (951) 461-6366 or by email or Detective Jason Calvert at (951) 461-6359 or by email. Callers can refer to incident file MR21-6481 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.