Machete-wielding man who fled from Anderson officers taken down by Taser deployment
ANDERSON, Calif., — Authorities say a felony probationer who fled from officers while armed with a machete was apprehended after officers deployed a less-lethal Taser to halt the man’s flight for freedom early Sunday morning, March 13.
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At around 4 a.m., a City of Anderson police officer contacted a man who was walking in the 2900 block of North Street, south of Stingy Lane, according to Department officials.
During the initial contact the man, since identified as Kevin Carpenter, 26, of Anderson, provided the officer with a false name and date of birth.
Kevin Carpenter was arrested after fleeing from Anderson police officers while armed with a machete early yesterday morning. Anderson Police Department photo
Although the officer conducted a records check of the name Carpenter provided, he was not able to locate any criminal records or warrants matching the name and date of birth he provided.
“Not suspecting Carpenter of a crime at the time, (he) was released and sent on his way,” officials explained.
However, after a little more research the officer discovered Carpenter’s true name and found him to be on Post Release Community Supervision (PRCS) out of Shasta County.
Armed with Carpenter’s true identity, when the officer reinitiated contact with him – calling him by his true name, Carpenter immediately fled from the officer.
As Carpenter fled, he dropped a blanket that was concealing a large machete, a weapon his PRCS status precludes him from possessing.
Pursuing Carpenter on foot, when officers caught up with the fleeing man he failed to follow their commands, leading an officer to utilize a Taser to subdue him. Knocked to the ground and momentarily incapacitated by the Taser, Carpenter was quickly taken into custody without further incident.
Carpenter was arrested and transported to the Shasta County Jail in Redding where he was booked on suspicion of violating the terms and conditions of his PRCS probation, providing a false name to a peace officer, and resisting arrest.
Online jail records indicate he has since been released and is no longer in custody.
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Trevor Montgomery, 51, moved in 2017 to the Intermountain area of Shasta County from Riverside County and operates Riverside County News Source (RCNS) and Shasta County News Source (SCNS), which act as stringer-news providers for other mainstream media organizations throughout the two regions they serve.
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.