Meth-addled man who called 911 to report breaking into Yreka home arrested after shots fired inside residence
YREKA, Calif., — Authorities say a man who called 911 to report that people were trying to kill him and that he had broken into a Yreka area residence and armed himself with firearms found inside the home was arrested Saturday afternoon, March 12.
Although the armed man, who told emergency dispatchers he was high on meth, fired numerous rounds while at the property he had broken into in the 4500 block of Greenhorn Road, in an unincorporated Siskiyou County area west of Yreka City limits, he was ultimately taken into custody without anyone being injured, according to officials.
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Deputies from the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the home around 5 p.m., after the man, since identified as 36-year-old Robert Hans Werder, called 911 and reported that he had broken into a home and armed himself because people were trying to kill him, SCSO has since explained.
“Werder had also informed SCSO Dispatch that he had ingested methamphetamine earlier that day,” SCSO continued, saying, “While responding to the scene one of the SCSO sergeants established phone contact with Werder and tried unsuccessfully to negotiate with him to exit the residence unarmed.”
When Deputies arrived at the scene, they heard numerous gunshots coming from the area of the residence before spotting Werder walking away from the location while holding a firearm stolen from the home.
Two sergeants who had staged in the area on foot were able to safely apprehend Werder without further incident or injury to anyone involved, at which time deputies determined the residents were not at home at the time of the incident.
During a search incident to Werder’s arrest, deputies located two firearms, numerous rounds of ammunition, and other property, “all of which was taken from the residence during the burglary,” according to SCSO.
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Werder was transported to the Siskiyou County Jail where he was booked on suspicion of felony charges including residential burglary, grand theft, unlawful possession of a firearm, and unlawful possession of ammunition. He was also booked on misdemeanor charges that included vandalism, negligent discharge of a firearm, and being under the influence of a controlled substance.
Online jail records indicate Werder remains in custody in lieu of $50,000 bail or bond.
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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.