3 men and a female teen arrested after assault and kidnapping in Lake Elsinore
Lake Elsinore, California - On Friday, March 21, 2008, about 3:52 P.M., officers from the Lake Elsinore Police Department arrived at the scene of reported disturbance occurring in front of a residence located in the 300 block of N. Main St., Lake Elsinore. Witnesses reported seeing a white male adult being assaulted by 3 other white male adults. The 3 suspects forced the male victim to the ground, handcuffing him and placing him in the trunk of a silver Honda Civic.
Registration records for the suspect vehicle led officers to a residence in 27000 block of St. Andrews Ln., Valley Center (San Diego County). Deputies from the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department quickly responded to that residence, arriving there just before the 3 suspects and their victim. Deputies arrested the suspects without incident, after which the victim was freed from the trunk. The victim, Matthew Farrenbaugh, age 21 of Valley Center, sustained injuries to his head during the assault. Farrenbaugh was treated at a San Diego-area hospital and is expected to recover.
Investigators from the Lake Elsinore Sheriff”s/Police Department responded to the Valley Center residence and
took custody of the 3 suspects: Ryan Thomas, Tyler Rothermel, and Samuel Mandock, all age 21 and all of Valley Center. Investigators later arrested Gabrielle Jones, age 18 of Lake Elsinore, in connection with this incident.
Investigation revealed Thomas, Rothermel, and Mandock suspected Farrenbaugh of involvement in the recent theft of an automobile belonging to one of their associates. Taking matters into their own hands, they trailed Jones to Lake Elsinore. Once there, Jones directed them to the residence on Main St. where she knew Farrenbaugh to be hiding out.
Thomas, Rothermel, Mandock, and Jones were subsequently booked on felony conspiracy, kidnapping, and assault charges at the Riverside County Sheriff’s Robert Presley Detention Center. Inquiries regarding this matter can be directed to Investigator Bill Stens at the Lake Elsinore Police Department, (951) 245-3300.