Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor
SOUTH EL MONTE - A carjacking suspect was subdued after attempting to take a driver’s vehicle Sunday morning, a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Detective said.
The scene unfolded on Parkway Street west of Rush Street just before 9:30 a.m. January 23. An SGV CityWatch reader caught the scene on camera as he was driving by. The reported victim physically restrained the suspect and was seen punching the him in the head repeatedly.
The reader asked that his name not be used.
The victim was in the vehicle when the suspect attempted to take it, according to Detective Stephen Cabrera of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Temple Station. The intended victim punched the carjacking suspect in the head enough to cause bleeding. The Sheriff’s Temple Station was called to the scene by firefighters who had responded to a report of a man down. The victim was reportedly not injured, Cabrera told SGV CityWatch. The suspect, 31-year-old Gabriel Taylor, was taken into custody, Cabrera told SGV CityWatch. Taylor was transferred to the Inmate Reception Center in Los Angeles the following morning. He is being held in lieu of $100,000 bail ahead of a scheduled appearance in Rio Hondo Municipal Court January 25, according to Los Angeles County booking records. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH EL MONTE – A woman in her 30s was arrested, accused of intentionally striking a man, killing him with a vehicle and wounding a deputy Wednesday night.
The wild scene unfolded in the 9600 block of Garvey Avenue around 11:15 p.m. January 19. Deputies on patrol witnessed an altercation between the woman and a man in his mid-50s, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. After the man was detained, the woman entered a vehicle and drove through a parking lot, conducted a u-turn and accelerated towards the man and deputies, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. “The suspect vehicle collided with a patrol vehicle and then struck one deputy sheriff and the male Hispanic adult that was being detained. The suspect vehicle then fled the location and deputies went into pursuit of the suspect,” according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department in a written statement. The man was declared dead at the scene. The woman was arrested after her vehicle became disabled. The deputy that was hit was treated at a hospital and released for injuries considered not life-threatening. The woman has not been identified. |
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