Suspect Robs A Cherry Valley Resident At Knifepoint, Then Stops For Drive -Thru: Cops

CHERRY VALLEY, CA — An armed 42-year-old Cherry Valley man suspected of tying up an elderly victim in his home and robbing him Tuesday was taken into custody hours later, Riverside County Sheriff's Department officers say.

According to jail records, Jason Wright was arrested and held without bail. He was scheduled to appear in court on Thursday at 8 a.m. to answer multiple felony charges.

Just after 3:15 p.m., Cabazon Sheriff's Station deputies responded to the 39000 block of Lincoln Street in Cherry Valley on 911 calls of an armed robbery, according to Sgt. Kirby Wooldridge.

Investigators determined after investigating that Wright allegedly tied up the victim and was armed with a knife moments before stealing the victim's vehicle and fleeing the location, believed to be a Jack in the Box or Burger King restaurant.

"As deputies responded to the area, a vehicle matching the description of the victim's vehicle was seen at a drive-thru restaurant in Sixth Street and Highland Springs Avenue in the city of Beaumont," Wooldridge said.

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 being held at the Robert Presley Detention Center on suspicion of felony charges 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.