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RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT
Sheriff Stanley Sniff
Southwest Station - City of Temecula
PRESS RELEASE
Date/Time Written: October 21, 2009 / 10:00 PM Type of Incident: Vehicle Stop – Criminal Threats Possession of Controlled Substance Date/Time of Incident: October 21, 2009 / 6:00 PM Location(s) of Incident: Pechanga Road X Pechanga Parkway, Riverside County Reporting Officer: Sergeant A. Woods File Number: SW092940070 Details:
On Wednesday October 21, 2009, deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and officers from the Temecula Police Department conducted a traffic stop on Pechanga Road and Pechanga Parkway. The passenger immediately exited the vehicle and ran from the deputies. The driver of the vehicle told deputies that the fleeing suspect threatened to shoot him if he stopped for the police. A short foot pursuit followed which entered the north perimeter of the Pechanga Reservation. Deputies initially lost sight of the suspect in a heavily wooded area and a perimeter was set around the area where the suspect was last seen.
With the assistance of the Pechanga Tribal Rangers, Sheriff’s Department helicopter, a Murrieta Police Department K9 Unit and a Hemet Police Department K-9 Unit, the suspect was located a short distance into the reservation. Joshua Farley from Hemet was arrested for Criminal Threats, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Violation of Probation, and Obstructing an Officer in the performance of his/her duties. He also had an outstanding felony arrest warrant for Domestic Violence. He was booked into the Southwest Detention Center for the listed charges.
During the course of this investigation a second incident took place. While assisting the Sheriff’s Department in securing a perimeter around the initial fleeing suspect, Tribal Rangers observed another vehicle driving erratically towards the southern perimeter. Tribal Rangers attempted stop this vehicle and it fled from them, driving off-road towards the location where the initial foot pursuit took place while the suspect was still hiding from deputies. The second vehicle was not able to traverse the open field and subsequently stopped. Sheriff’s deputies and Tribal Rangers eventually arrested Benjamin Maciel, the driver of the car. He was booked into the Southwest Detention Center for a Violation of Parole, and Obstructing an Officer in the performance of his/her duties. Joshua Farley and Benjamin Maciel are related to each other.
If you have any information regarding this incident, or any crime being committed in the Temecula area, the Temecula Police Department requests you contact the station at 951-696-3000.
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