A 28-year-old man suspected of vandalizing a memorial site in the unincorporated Lake Mathews area was taken into custody Thursday.
Deputies from the Lake Mathews Sheriff’s Station responded to a memorial site near Cajalco Road and La Sierra Avenue at approximately 11:40 a.m. July 24 to reports regarding vandalism, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office.
The suspect, identified as Izaak Carlos Lucero of Jurupa, was arrested at around 9 a.m. Thursday after being located by Lake Mathews Special Enforcement Team personnel in the 3600 block of Jennie Street in Jurupa, near LaRue Street and the Pomona (60) Freeway.
Lucero was booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center on suspicion of felony vandalism.
“During the investigation, deputies determined Lucero had no connection to the decedent but drove to the site and intentionally vandalized the memorial,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement.
Sheriff’s officials stated that the family of the decedent estimated the property damage at approximately $2,200. Anyone with additional information regarding the vandalism was urged to call Lake Mathews Sheriff’s Station Deputy Denton at 951-272-5600.