Felony charges are expected to be filed Friday against two men suspected of perpetrating a robbery in Perris during which shots were fired.
Daniel Brandon Gonzalez, 21, and Ethan Michael Morris, 22, both of Perris, were arrested separately over the last two days following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation that began last week.
Gonzalez was booked into the Robert Presley Jail in Riverside Wednesday night on suspicion of robbery, attempted murder and parole violations.
Morris was booked into the Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta Tuesday on suspicion of robbery and conspiracy.
He’s being held on $1 million bail, while Gonzalez is being held without bail.
The case is under review by the District Attorney’s Office.
According to sheriff’s Sgt. Chad Thompson, the pair allegedly confronted a man, whose identity was not released, shortly after 8 p.m. Friday at a business in the 500 block of West Fourth Street, near Park Avenue.
During the encounter, Gonzalez allegedly pulled a handgun and demanded money from the victim, then shot at him, but missed, authorities said.
The victim was not injured.
The suspects allegedly fled the location.
The case was turned over to detectives, who spent the ensuing days developing leads that ultimately pointed to Gonzalez and Morris as the alleged robbers.
A search warrant was served on Gonzalez at a property in the 300 block of West Third Street, where “items of evidentiary value were located, along with three firearms,” Thompson said.
Morris was taken into custody after he was questioned by investigators at the sheriff’s Perris station.
Background information on him was unavailable, but jail records indicated that Gonzalez has a prior felony conviction, though the offense was not listed.