Man Sentenced in Bizarre Belmont 'Beloved Reaper' Case

By Bay City News Service:

A man who identified himself to police as “the Beloved Reaper” pleaded no contest Wednesday to a random attack on a pizza truck driver in Belmont last year, San Mateo County prosecutors said Thursday.

Richard Montgomery Ines, 21, was sentenced to two years’ probation for the bizarre incident that began on Nov. 21 when he threw a can of paint at the pizza driver and threatened to kill him, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office.

The driver got out of his truck and confronted Ines, who pulled out a BB gun and threatened to kill the driver, according to prosecutors.

Police said that he also threatened passing motorists on El Camino Real and Harbor Boulevard.

He fled to the 1300 block of Old County Road, where police officers caught up with him a short time later, police said.

When the officers showed up, Ines resisted arrest and kneed one officer in the groin. Once arrested, he identified himself to the officers as “the Beloved Reaper,” prosecutors said.

His motive for attacking the pizza truck driver is unclear, prosecutors said.

On Wednesday, he pleaded no contest to threats and battery charges and was sentenced to the two-year probation term.

He was also sentenced to 20 days in jail, but had already accrued 20 days credit for time served, according to the district attorney’s office.

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