​Hemet Man Finally Captured After Months-Long Crime Spree in Pomona

Written by AARON CASTREJON 
CityWatch Editor 

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POMONA - A man Pomona detectives accuse of committing armed robbery and attempted murder was caught April 27 after evading them for months.

Jordan Malik Menefee, 19, was captured by members of the Pomona Police Special Investigations Unit Monday after witnessing him leave an apartment unit in the 4100 block of West Thornton Avenue in Hemet.

Menefee is accused of committing two shootings and an armed robbery in October and November of 2019, Pomona Police said.

Menefee eluded law enforcement by hopping from acquaintance to acquaintance throughout SoCal until detectives got a break on his whereabouts in April, Pomona Police said.

“A search warrant was served immediately following Menefee’s arrest and a loaded firearm was located within Menefee’s vehicle,” Pomona Police said in a written statement.

Menefee was booked on suspicion of attempted murder, assault with a firearm, shooting at an inhabited dwelling/occupied vehicle and armed robbery.

Menefee is being held in lieu of nearly $7.4 million bail at the Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles.