DATE/TIME: November 25, 2022 / 5:13 p.m.
INCIDENT: Carjacking, Burglary, Vandalism
LOCATION: 16000 Block of Mojave Drive, Victorville
SUSPECT(S): Rodney Glenn Williams, 40-Year-Old Male Resident of Victorville
VICTIM(S): Multiple Confidential Adults, and Ernie’s Auto Service Collision
SUMMARY: On Friday, November 25, 2022, at approximately 5:13 p.m., deputies from the Victorville Police Department were dispatched to a traffic collision on the 16000 block of Mojave Drive in Victorville. Sheriff’s dispatch received multiple calls on the same subject as he committed several crimes throughout the downtown Victorville area.
Rodney Williams was initially reported being under the influence of a controlled substance who fled from a local hospital to Center Street Park. Witnesses at the park reported Williams running around with a baseball bat. He then ran to Verde Street where he vandalized vehicles and physically assaulting a man he carjacked. He drove the stolen vehicle on Mojave Drive towards Sixth Street, causing a traffic collision with another vehicle. He ran away from the collision and broke into an auto body shop where deputies were able to apprehend him. Williams was arrested for carjacking, burglary, and vandalism. He remains in custody with bail set at $250,000.
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. 172214043
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
