DATE/TIME: Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at 12:41 a.m.
INCIDENT: PC 487(A): GRAND THEFT, PC 496D(A): POSSESSION OF STOLEN PROPERTY
LOCATION: Chaparosa Roofing Company, 23400 Block of State HWY 18, Apple Valley
SUSPECT: John Byrne, 49 years-old, resident of Hesperia
Steven Morton, 39 years-old, resident of Newberry Springs
Brad Spellman, 44 years-old, resident of Apple Valley
SUMMARY: On Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at 12:41 a.m., deputies responded to Chaparosa Roofing in Apple Valley for a burglary in progress.
When deputies arrived, John Byrne was exiting a 2008 white Ford truck with a Texas license plate. After conducting a check on the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN), deputies learned the license plate did not belong to the truck. The truck was confirmed stolen out of Barstow in December 2022. Byrne and two other suspects, Steven Morton and Brad Spellman, had loaded tires and other items into the truck and drug two vehicles off the property.
John Byrne, Steven Morton, and Brad Spellman were arrested and booked at High Desert Detention Center in lieu of $300,000.00 bail, each.
The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact Deputy J. Guzman, at the 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. 072300138
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
