Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Riverside County, CA: Police: RivCo Man Kills Girlfriend, Barricades Self in Home

A Jurupa Valley man who allegedly killed his girlfriend and barricaded himself inside his apartment for hours before authorities talked him out was behind bars Tuesday.

Roberto Rodriguez, 50, was taken into custody around noon Monday at his residence at 4041 Pedley Road, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.

One of the suspect's neighbors called deputies to the location around 2 a.m., expressing concern for the welfare of the suspect's live-in girlfriend, said sheriff's Sgt. Todd Torrenti.

He said Rodriguez refused to speak to the deputies and bolted himself inside his apartment, at which point a SWAT unit was called in and began preparing to force its way into the residence.

"After a brief standoff, (Rodriguez) exited the residence peacefully and was taken into custody without further incident," the sergeant said.

During a search of the location, SWAT members found the victim "with several stab wounds and obviously deceased," he said.

The 42-year-old Mira Loma woman's identity was withheld pending notification of her family.

Rodriguez was booked into the downtown Riverside jail on suspicion of murder, according to jail records. He's being held in lieu of $1 million bail.

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