Yucca Valley Man Arrested for Kidnapping after Stealing a Vehicle While it was Occupied
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 5:08 AM
INCIDENT: PC 207 Kidnapping, Felony
LOCATION: 7100 Block of Barberry Avenue, Town of Yucca Valley
SUSPECT(S): Raymond Jensen, 29-year-old, Male Resident of Yucca Valley
VICTIM(S): Jesse Hart, 39-year-old, Male Resident of Yucca Valley
SUMMARY:
On Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at 5:08 am, deputies from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, assigned to the town of Yucca Valley, responded to the 7100 block of Barberry Avenue, for a report of a traffic collision involving a pedestrian. The victim, Jesse Hart, was asleep inside of his vehicle when it was stolen from the location. Hart woke up during the theft and jumped from the moving vehicle. Hart sustained minor injuries and did not require medical treatment.
During the investigation, deputies identified Raymond Jensen as the suspect. Jensen was located at his residence and taken into custody without incident.
Jensen was booked into West Valley Detention Center, in Rancho Cucamonga, for PC 207 Kidnapping and is being held in lieu of $250,000 bail.
Anyone with information related to this investigation is asked to contact Deputy J. Delgado at the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, Morongo Basin Station at (760) 366-4175. Anyone wishing to remain anonymous may contact We-Tip at 1-800-78-CRIME or at www.wetip.com.
Refer: Deputy J. Delgado
Station: Morongo Basin Station
Phone No. 760-366-4175
Case No. 232300830
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
Address/Location
SBSD - Morongo Basin Sheriff's Department
63665 Twentynine Palms Highway
Joshua Tree, CA 92252
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