DATE/TIME: Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at 8:39am
INCIDENT: PC 148(A)(1): Obstructing a Peace Officer
PC 290.018(A)(1): Sex Offender Failure to Register
PC 626.81(A): Sex Offender on School Grounds Without Permission
LOCATION: Gus Franklin Jr. Elementary School, 13125 Hopland Street in Victorville
SUSPECT: Ronald Berggren, 52-years-old, transient
SUMMARY:
On Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at 8:39am, deputies from the Victor Valley Sheriff’s Station received several 911 calls regarding a subject talking to himself, walking in the roadway and on the school grounds of Gus Franklin Jr. Elementary School. Callers stated he was refusing to leave the school and trying to fight with parents.
When deputies arrived, they located Ronald Berggren in a field near the school. Berggren was found to be an unregistered sex offender, on parole, who had been released from prison in Escondido on March 14, 2022. Once released from prison, he failed to register with his local law enforcement agency as required by Penal Code 290.
Berggren attempted to fight with officers but was quickly taken into custody. He is currently being held at High Desert Detention Center in lieu of $25,000 bail.
The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact Jared Rodgers, at Victor Valley Sheriff’s Station 760-552-6800. Callers can remain anonymous and contact We-Tip at 800-78CRIME or www.wetip.com.
Refer: Staci Parks
Station: Victor Valley
Phone No. (760) 552-6845
Case No. 242201057
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
