Crime & Safety
Man Suspected in Temecula Home Invasion Robbery Behind Bars
The suspect allegedly ordered the victim to stay inside his bathroom and proceeded to ransack the residence during the break-in.
A man suspected of robbing a Temecula homeowner at gunpoint earlier this week was in custody Friday in lieu of $250,000 bail.
Stephen Richard Sethman, 39, of Temecula was arrested Thursday night and booked on suspicion of home-invasion robbery, kidnapping, false imprisonment and burglary.
Riverside County sheriff’s officials allege Sethman confronted a resident in the 47000 block of Shady Oaks Lane on Monday morning, threatening the man with a handgun before forcing his way inside the house.
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Sethman allegedly ordered the victim to stay inside his bathroom and proceeded to ransack the residence. Sheriff’s Sgt. Dean Spivacke said the suspect fled in a vehicle, taking a number of valuables from the house.
Based on information from the victim and evidence collected at the location, investigators identified Sethman, who was arrested without incident at his home on Bridgeview Circle.
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He’s being held at the Southwest Detention Center in Murrieta.
— City News Service.
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