DATE/TIME: Monday, August 14, 2023, at approximately 3:35 p.m.
INCIDENT: CVC 2800.2(A)-Felony Evading, PC 273a(A)-Child Endangerment, PC 236- False Imprisonment, Felony
Warrant- PC 29800(A)(1)-Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Misdemeanor Warrant- CVC14601.1(A) Driving on a
Suspended License, Misdemeanor Warrant- H&S 11377 - Possession of a Controlled Substance
LOCATION: Rio Vista and Hwy 62, Big River, CA
SUSPECT(S): Rick Holt, 44-years-old, Resident of Parker, AZ
VICTIM(S): 6-year-old Child
Adult Female
SUMMARY: On Monday, August 14, 2023, at approximately 3:35 p.m., deputies from the Colorado River Station / Needles Police Department contacted Rick Holt during a traffic enforcement stop near Rio Vista and Hwy 62 in Big River. Upon contact, Holt fled the scene and began driving recklessly, running three stop signs, in an attempt to elude deputies. The suspect led duputies on a pursuit through residential streets from Big River, for 20 miles into the state of Arizona. The pursuit terminated when the suspect jumped from the vehicle, failing to put the vehicle in park and allowing the vehicle to roll into a farming irrigation canal with his 6-year-old son and a female adult trapped inside. Deputies jumped into the irrigation canal and were able to break out the back window in order to get the juvenile and adult female out of the vehicle before it submurged. After Holt fled the scene, he was caputured in the canal approximately one-quarter of a mile away from the scene.
Rick Holt was arrested on the above charges and transported to the Colorado River Station jail for booking. Holt remains in the custody of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department with a combined bail amount of $177,000.00, awaiting a court hearing.
Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to contact Deputy J. Deruiter at (760) 326-9200. Those wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call the We-Tip Hotline at (877) 79CRIME (27463) or you may leave information on line at www.wetip.com.
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Refer: Deputy J. Deruiter
Station: Colorado River Station
Phone No. 760-326-9200
Case No. 102300246
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
