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SBSD - Morongo Basin Sheriff's Department
Thursday May 11th, 2023 :: 02:57 p.m. PDT

Advisory

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

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63665 Twentynine Palms Highway
Joshua Tree, CA 92252

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