One Year Ago Today (August 16, 2022)…A man suspected of severely beating his ex-girlfriend, then snatching their 1-year-old son in Jurupa Valley and fleeing 28 miles south, where he was apprehended, was being held on $1 million bail.
Julio Armando Alvarez Ramirez, 42, was arrested Monday following a regional search involving multiple law enforcement agencies based on an Amber Alert.
Ramirez was booked into the Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta on suspicion of attempted murder, domestic violence and kidnapping.
According to Riverside County sheriff’s Sgt. Miguel Ramos, about 7:30 a.m. Monday, the suspect was involved in a dispute with his former girlfriend, whose identity was not released, at a residence in the 2000 block of Gail Drive.
Ramos alleged that Ramirez became enraged, striking the woman in the “head, face and neck … with a heavy metal object, causing significant injuries.”
Before the victim could call 911, the suspect allegedly grabbed their toddler son, Bradley Nicolas, and fled in his vehicle, the sergeant said.
“Based on the information received by deputies, it was believed the child was in danger,” Ramos said.
An Amber Alert focused on Southern California was issued by the California Highway Patrol, alerting the public to be on the lookout for the suspect and his vehicle, a 2000 Dodge Caravan.
Within an hour of the alert, a Nuevo resident spotted the suspect in the 22000 block of Ramona Avenue and called 911. Ramos said that deputies converged on the location and took the suspect into custody without incident.
Bradley was found unharmed and returned to his mother, who is recovering from her injuries.
Background information on Ramirez was not available.