DATE/TIME: Wednesday, August 17, 2022 / 11:39 p.m.
INCIDENT: Residential Robbery
LOCATION: 14000 block of Pamlico Road, Apple Valley
SUSPECT(S): 1) Steven Sanderson, 31-year-old resident of Apple Valley
2) Kyle Bates, 29-year-old resident of Hesperia
3) Paul Vargas, 37-year-old resident of Apple Valley
VICTIM(S): 1) 89-year-old male resident of Apple Valley
2) 42-year-old female resident of Apple Valley
3) 55-year-old male resident of Apple Valley
SUMMARY: On Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at 11:39 p.m., deputies from the Apple Valley Police Department responded to the 14000 block of Pamlico Road in the town of Apple Valley for a report of a residential robbery.
According to the victim, he arrived home and saw three subjects running out of the front door of his residence. The subjects began to run toward the victim's vehicle and one of the subjects hit the victim's driver's side window with a gun. The victim was able to drive away and call for help. When he returned to his residence, he discovered the front door had been kicked in, and his elderly relative had been sprayed with bear spray. The victim also found some of his property was missing.
Through investigation, the three subjects were identified as Steven Sanderson, Kyle Bates, and Paul Vargas. On August 24, 2022, Bates and Sanderson were arrested and booked at the High Desert Detention Center for residential robbery. On September 22, 2022, Vargas was arrested and booked at the High Desert Detention Center for residential robbery. Vargas and Bates are being held in lieu of $200,000 bail. Sanderson is being held in lieu of $325,000 bail.
Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact Deputy Sanders or Detective Arreola at the Apple Valley Police Department at (760) 240-7400 or Sheriff’s Dispatch at (760) 956-5001. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78CRIME (27463) or you may leave the information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.
Refer: Jackie Alban, Media Relations
Station: Apple Valley Police Department
Phone No. (760) 240-7400
Case No. 182204233
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
