A probationer who carjacked a Jurupa Valley motorist at knifepoint, robbed a convenience store and then barricaded himself in a residence, culminating in an hours-long standoff, was sentenced Thursday to seven years and four months in state prison.
Jesus Ibarra Camacho, 34, of Jurupa Valley, pleaded guilty earlier this month to armed robbery, carjacking, resisting arrest and a sentence-enhancing allegation of using a deadly weapon in the commission of a felony. In exchange for his admissions, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office dropped two related felony charges.
During a hearing at the Riverside Hall of Justice, Superior Court Judge O.G. Magno certified the terms of the plea deal and imposed the sentence stipulated by the prosecution and defense.
According to sheriff’s Sgt. Bobby Albarran, about 12:30 p.m. Sept. 23, 2021, Camacho confronted a motorist sitting in his Mercedes E320 in the parking lot of an AutoZone in the 3700 block of Riverview Drive.
Albarran said the defendant pulled a long-bladed knife and put it “to the victim’s neck and ordered him out of the vehicle.” The man complied, and Camacho sped away in the Mercedes, according to the sergeant.
He said five days later, the defendant stopped at an am/pm in the 2900 block of Rubidoux Boulevard, grabbed a 12-pack of beer and brandished his knife at the clerk to avoid paying for it. Camacho immediately fled the location.
A few hours later, patrol deputies were called to investigate a disturbance at a house in the 3600 block of Grandview Avenue, where they spotted the stolen Mercedes, Albarran said.
When deputies approached the residence, Camacho “armed himself with two large kitchen knives, and he refused to comply or surrender,” the sergeant said.
“The suspect barricaded himself within the residence,” Albarran said. “SWAT responded to assist with the apprehension.”
A search warrant was obtained and served by SWAT members two hours later, at which point Camacho was taken into custody without further incident.
No one was injured.
Camacho had no documented prior felony convictions, though he does have misdemeanor convictions for vandalism and driving under the influence, according to court records.