Altercation Inside Convenience Store Leads to a Stabbing Death; Store Clerk Taken into Custody
DATE/TIME: December 7, 2021 / 4:04 a.m.
INCIDENT: PC 187 - Murder
LOCATION: 15800 Block of Mojave Drive, Victorville
VICTIM: Elijah Griego, 25-years-old of Victorville
SUSPECT: Jeremy Fearon, 25-years-old of Victorville
SUMMARY:
On Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at about 4:04 a.m., deputies from the Victorville Station responded to the Circle K on Mojave Drive regarding a disturbance inside the store. When deputies arrived, they found an unresponsive male subject, identified as Elijah Griego, laying on the ground outside of the store with multiple stab wounds. CPR was administered and Griego was transported to a local hospital where he later died.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department’s Specialized Investigation – Homicide Detail responded and assumed the investigation. Through investigation, detectives determined a store clerk, Jeremy Fearon, was in a physical altercation with Griego when the stabbing occurred.
Fearon was arrested and booked in at the High Desert Detention Center where he remains in custody without bail.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact the Specialized Investigation – Homicide Detail at 909-387-3609. Callers wishing to remain anonymous should contact the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463) or go to wetip.com
Refer: Detective Gerad Laing
Station: Specialized Investigation – Homicide Detail
Phone No. 909-387-3609
Case No. 172111711 / H2021-157
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
Address/Location
SBSD - Victorville Police Department
14200 Amargosa Rd
Victorville, CA 92392
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 909-387-3700