DATE/TIME: November 13, 2022 / 6:00 a.m.
INCIDENT: Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Armed Robbery, Possession of a Controlled Substance While Armed, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Transporting Narcotics with Prior Convictions
LOCATION: Days Inn Motel, 15366 La Paz Drive, Victorville
SUSPECT(S): Luis Rivera Rios, 32-Year-Old Male Resident of Victorville
VICTIM(S): Confidential 17-Year-Old Female Resident of Fresno
SUMMARY: On Sunday, November 13, 2022, at approximately 6:00 a.m., deputies from the Victorville Police Department were dispatched to the Days Inn motel in Victorville for a man with a gun. Upon arrival, deputies contacted the victim and learned she was in the city visiting with the suspect she knew for the past three weeks as “Jorge Ramirez.” Deputy I. Cuevas recognized the description the victim provided to match a subject named Luis Rivera Rios. The victim and witnesses confirmed Rios was the suspect.
At 4:00 a.m., Rios showed up at the victim’s motel room. He displayed two handguns; one had an ammunition drum attached to it. The victim opened the door to step outside when Rios grabbed her and forced her back inside her room, physically assaulted her, and stole her purse. The victim sustained minor injuries to her face and arms. Rios fled the location in a red two-door convertible BMW.
An extensive investigation was conducted, and Rios was located during a traffic stop. A search of the vehicle resulted in the recovery of a handgun and multiple narcotics. Deputies arrested Rios for assault with a deadly weapon, armed robbery, possession of a controlled substance while armed, felon in possession of a firearm, and transporting narcotics with prior convictions. His bail is set at 300,000.
Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact the Victorville Police Department at (760) 241-2911 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 information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.
Refer: Tricia Blake, Media Relations
Station: Victorville Police Department
Phone No. (760) 241-2911
Case No. 172213558
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
