A 34-year-old man possibly involved in a rash of attacks involving projectiles shot through vehicles' windows on freeways in Riverside, Orange and Los Angeles counties was being held Wednesday in lieu of $750,000 bail.
By City News Service
May 27, 2021
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A 34-year-old man possibly involved in a rash of attacks involving projectiles shot through vehicles windows on freeways in Riverside, Orange and Los Angeles counties was jailed this morning in lieu of $750,000 bail, authorities said.
Jesse Leal Rodriguez of Anaheim was booked late Tuesday night into the Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and reckless discharge of a weapon. He is scheduled to be in court Friday.
The California Highway Patrol is continuing to investigate whether Rodriguez was one of the perpetrators, or the sole party involved, in more than 100 attacks spanning a month on the Riverside (91) Freeway and other freeways in the three counties.
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