Crime & Safety
San Jacinto Man Charged with Kidnapping, Nearly Killing Girlfriend
He's also accused of leading law enforcement officers on a 30-mile high-speed pursuit in a stolen car before being apprehended.
BANNING, CA - A convicted felon accused of severely beating and abducting his girlfriend from her San Jacinto home, then leading law enforcement officers on a 30-mile high-speed pursuit before being apprehended, was charged Monday with attempted murder and other felonies.
Jesus Onofre Millan, 42, was arrested in Corona last Thursday, hours after he allegedly kidnapped the woman, whose name was withheld.
Along with the attempted murder count, Millan is charged with three counts of firearm assault, two counts each of making criminal threats and being a convicted felon in possession of a gun, and one count each of torture, kidnapping, carjacking, robbery, evading arrest, being a felon in possession of ammunition and domestic violence.
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He's being held in lieu of $1 million bail at the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning and was expected to make his initial court appearance Monday afternoon at the Banning Justice Center.
According to Riverside County sheriff's Sgt. Robert Duckett, Millan and his girlfriend became involved in a domestic altercation at the victim's family home in the 1800 block of Villnes Avenue about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.
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The defendant allegedly flew into a rage, beating the woman and several of her relatives, taking cash from them and then dragging her out of the home to a red sedan, later confirmed stolen, Duckett said.
The family immediately called 911, and deputies swarmed the area, searching for the vehicle, without any luck, according to the sergeant.
He said a description of the car was provided to law enforcement agencies throughout the region, and shortly before 4 a.m. Thursday, Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies spotted it in Norwalk.
Millan allegedly ignored deputies' commands to stop the car and sped away eastbound, eventually connecting to the Riverside (91) Freeway, Duckett said.
California Highway Patrol officers took over the high-speed chase, which ended on Serfas Club Drive in downtown Corona, where the defendant was forcibly taken into custody, according to Duckett.
The woman was located in the car with major injuries and was transported to a Riverside hospital for treatment.
Millan has prior felony convictions in another jurisdiction, but no details were available about those offenses.
– By City News Service / Image via Riverside County Sheriff's Department
