DATE/TIME: Sunday, June 23, 2024/ 12:32 P.M.
INCIDENT: P.C. 245(A)(1)- Assault with a Deadly Weapon
LOCATION: Bear Valley Road/ I-15 Fwy, Victorville
SUSPECT(S): Lance Jaeger, 56-year-old Resident of Amargosa Valley, NV
SUMMARY: On Sunday, January 23, 2024, at approximately 12:32 p.m., deputies responded to the area of Bear Valley Road and I-15 Freeway North for a man with a large knife that was attempting to take down a “Free Palestine” flag from a fence.
Suspect, Lance Jaeger, removed a large, fixed blade knife from a sheath and began to cut one of the flags. Jaeger walked around multiple bystanders while holding the knife in his hand. Upon deputy arrival, Jaeger was standing in the road pointing the knife at several of the protestors on the sidewalk and threatening them.
Lance Jaeger was arrested and booked at High Desert Detention Center in Adelanto, for P.C. 245(A)(1)- Assault with a Deadly Weapon.
Anyone with information about this investigation is urged to contact the Victorville Police Station at (760)241-2911 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 you may leave information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com
Refer: Deputy S. Owens
Station: Victorville
Phone No. (760)241-2911
Case No. 172407772
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
