DATE/TIME: July 10, 2023 / 12:00 pm
INCIDENT: PC 69 - Resisting Executive Officer
LOCATION: 17200 Block of Apple Valley Road, Apple Valley
SUSPECT(S): Jonathan Christopher Nichols, 31-year-old Male Resident of Apple Valley
SUMMARY:
On Thursday, July 6, 2023, Apple Valley Code Enforcement red-tagged a structure located in the 17200 block of Apple Valley Road in the Town of Apple Valley. Services to assist with homelessness were offered to the subject staying in the structure, however all assistance was declined.
On Monday, July 10, 2023, at approximately 12:00 pm, Deputy Ryan Grissom and Deputy Tyler Loup responded with Apple Valley Code Enforcement officers to the red-tagged structure after receiving notice that someone was locked inside.
Upon arriving on scene, deputies made entrance to the structure and found Jonathan Christopher Nichols hiding. Deputies attempted to arrest Nichols, but he resisted. Nichols was arrested and found in possession of a large saw.
Nichols was booked at High Desert Detention Center where he is being held in lieu of $50,000 bail.
Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact Deputy Grissom or Deputy Loup at Apple Valley Police Department at (760) 240-7400 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 leave information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.
Refer: Pamela Hoffman
Station: Apple Valley Police Department
Phone No. (760) 240-7428
Case No. 182303334
SHANNON DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
