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Yahoo
29-05-2025
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‘Subject is shooting back!': More details released in April shooting involving beer theft suspect, deputies
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — What started with the theft of $68.97 in beer from a Rite Aid in south Bakersfield led to an exchange of gunfire and a search through backyards, ending when the suspect emerged from a storage shed hours later. Sheriff's reports released this week indicate 18 rounds were fired during the April 15 incident — five apparently by Jeremy Pletcher, the theft suspect, and 13 by a deputy. No one was wounded. A round that was determined to have been fired by Pletcher passed through the sliding glass door of a home and lodged in a couch, the reports say. Pletcher, 34, is being held on $565,000 bail on charges including attempted murder and assault with a gun on a peace officer. He's due back in court July 16. Around 9 a.m., the manager of the Rite Aid at H Street and Ming Avenue reported a man had piled two 12-packs of Modelo and an 18-pack of Corona beer on a skateboard and left through the emergency exit without paying. Surveillance video captured the theft. A man matching the suspect's description and later identified as Pletcher was found by a deputy in a patrol vehicle minutes later at the intersection of Montgomery Avenue and Fremont Street, according to the reports. Pletcher refused to stop and ran toward Marshall Street and Hodges Avenue and into a backyard, the reports say. The deputy chased him — and the shooting occurred. 'Shots fired!' the deputy radioed according to the reports. 'Subject is shooting back!' Following the gunfire, Pletcher ran west and jumped fences into other yards. The deputy retreated to his patrol vehicle. More deputies swarmed the area as multiple residents called to report seeing a man running through yards. Eventually, Pletcher was determined to be hiding inside a storage shed in a backyard near Benton Street and Mark Court. He was surrounded; helicopters circled the scene and snipers took up position on rooftops. Chemical agents were fired at the shed and Pletcher surrendered at about 11:08 a.m. A black Hi-Point 9mm handgun was found in the shed with a live round in the chamber and another in an eight-round magazine, according to the reports. The gun's registered owner was contacted. They told investigators they didn't realize the weapon was missing. Pletcher is a convicted felon and barred from owning firearms. After he was taken to sheriff's headquarters and before he requested an attorney, Pletcher asked, 'Is everybody alright over there?' according to the reports. A brief exchange ensued after detectives questioned why he'd ask that. 'I don't know,' Pletcher said. 'Well, I'm just asking.' 'What if I told you no?' a detective asked. 'I'd say you'd be lying,' Pletcher responded. Detectives asked why he'd say that. Pletcher laughed. 'Because you'd be lying,' he said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
05-02-2025
- Yahoo
Hamilton man to serve 15 years for drug, firearms crimes
Feb. 5—A Hamilton man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for narcotics- and firearms-related crimes. Court records show that Joshua M. Riley, 46, had bulk amounts of narcotics mailed to his home on Symmes Avenue through the United States Postal Service. In November 2022, law enforcement intercepted a package that included fictitious sender and recipient names. That package had more than 2 kilograms of methamphetamine. At Riley's home, investigators discovered around 1,000 fentanyl pills, 40 pounds of marijuana, cocaine, drug trafficking paraphernalia, high-end jewelry and $18,500 in cash. Riley also illegally possessed at least 15 firearms, such as an Akdal Arms, 12 gauge semi-automatic shotgun and a Hi-Point 9mm high-powered rifle, as well as firearm magazines, and ammunition. Four of the firearms recovered were discovered to have been stolen, and a fifth had its serial number removed. In July 2024, Riley pleaded guilty to possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, as well as cocaine and marijuana. He also admitted to illegally possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon, according to the U.S. Attorneys Office. Riley was detained at the Butler County Jail turning the case, and was repeatedly caught smuggling drugs — specifically dozens of suboxone strips and amphetamines.
