Trio Arrested In Robbery Of Secret Service Agent In Orange County

TUSTIN, CA — Three men were behind bars Thursday in connection with the robbery of a Secret Service agent in Tustin last month.

The suspects were identified as Jamonte Fitzgerald Johnson, Bertran Claude Bell and Eshon Dwayne Dodson.

Johnson is charged with robbery and being a felon in possession of a gun with sentencing enhancements for the personal use of a gun, according to court records. Dodson has been charged with robbery with a sentencing enhancement for being armed with a gun in the commission of a felony.

Bell, who was arrested in Los Angeles on Wednesday, was scheduled to appear in court on Friday, according to jail records.

Johnson and Bell were being held without bail, and Dodson was held on $1 million bail.

Johnson is accused of getting out of a vehicle and demanding the belongings of an off-duty Secret Service Agent at gunpoint about 9:30 p.m. June 15, according to Tustin police Sgt. Ryan Newton. The agent managed to draw his service revolver and fire at Bell, who "was apparently struck by the victim's gunfire," Newton said.

The suspects ditched some of the items they took from the agent, which were recovered nearby, Newton said. Working with the Orange County Crime Lab, investigators worked up DNA profiles from the evidence, which led to the arrests, Newton said.

Johnson was arrested in Riverside July 11 with help from parole officials, police said.

Dodson was arrested in Watts on July 17, police said.

City News Service