DATE/TIME: November 10, 2026, at 11:30 a.m.
INCIDENT: Warrant Arrest / Barricaded Subject
LOCATION: 300 Block of Utah Ct., Claremont
VICTIM(S): Confidential
SUSPECT: Elton John Cannon, 54-year-old, Resident of Claremont
SUSPECT VEHICLE: 2013, Gray Honda CRV
SUMMARY: On October 3, 2026, deputies responded to a vehicle burglary which occurred on Mt Baldy. It was learned a suspect had broken the driver’s side window of a locked vehicle and stole several items. Among the stolen items were multiple credit cards. During the subsequent investigation, detectives identified 54-year-old Elton Cannon of Claremont, using one of the stolen credit cards to make purchases. Cannon also had multiple outstanding warrants from neighboring jurisdictions. An arrest warrant was authored for Cannon along with a search warrant for his residence.
On November 10, 2026, at approximately 11:30 a.m., Detectives from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Fontana Station served the arrest and search warrants. Cannon was contacted at the residence, was immediately confrontational, and refused to surrender. The Sheriff’s Department’s Specialized Enforcement Division responded to the location to assist. After a lengthy stand-off, Cannon was taken into custody unharmed. Cannon was arrested and booked into West Valley Detention Center on charges of PC459(2nd), PC487(A) and several outstanding warrants.
In an effort to identify additional victims Detectives are releasing a photograph of Cannon and his vehicle. Anyone with knowledge of any additional criminal incidents or information is urged to contact the Fontana Sheriff’s Station at (909) 356-6767.
Callers wishing to remain anonymous should call or text "REPORT" to We-Tip at 844-909-3006. Online reporting is also available at https://mobile.catapultems.com/sbcsd/Sites.
Refer: Detective D. Pedersen
Station: Fontana
Phone No. (909) 356-6767
Case No. 032602462
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
