An armed 42-year-old man suspected of tying up an elderly victim in his home and robbing him Tuesday in Cherry Valley was taken into custody.
Deputies from the Cabazon Sheriff’s Station responded to the 39000 block of Lincoln Street at around 3:16 p.m. Tuesday to reports regarding an armed robbery, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.
Investigators determined after investigating that Jason Wright allegedly tied up the victim and was armed with a knife moments before stealing the victim’s vehicle and fleeing the location.
“As deputies responded to the area, a vehicle matching the description of the victim’s vehicle was seen at a drive-thru restaurant in the area of Sixth Street and Highland Springs Avenue in the city of Beaumont,” sheriff’s officials said in a statement.
Multiple units were positioned at the exit of the drive-thru, prompting Wright to place the vehicle in reverse and allegedly drive over a curb onto southbound Highland Springs Avenue.
Sheriff’s officials said deputies briefly lost sight of the vehicle but later located it on dirt roads south of Beaumont near California Avenue and Lamb Canyon Road with the assistance of the Beaumont Police Department and Riverside sheriff’s Aviation unit.
Wright was ultimately taken into custody after multiple attempts of eluding law enforcement and driving into a dead end, where he allegedly abandoned the vehicle and ran away. He was arrested and booked into the Smith Correctional Facility on suspicion of robbery, kidnapping, false imprisonment of an elder, vehicle theft, and probation violation.
Anyone with additional information regarding the case was urged to contact Riverside County sheriff’s dispatch or Investigator Jimenez at 951-776-1099. The Cabazon Sheriff’s Station can be reached at 951-922-7100.