PERRIS – Suspects responsible for a home invasion were identified and arrested and charged on Wednesday.
Three individuals wearing masked forced their way into a home on Medical Center Dr. in the city of Perris on April 10, 2014. The victims were sleeping inside when suspects entered the home. Two of the suspects were reported to be armed, one carrying a sawed-off shotgun and the other a handgun.
The suspects then forced the occupants of the house into the living room at gun point, where the assailants demanded money and property. At this time four of the victims fled and were able to escape out the front door. According to Sergeant Doug Payne the suspects chased after the victims, who reported hearing three gunshots as they fled.
The victims who escaped were able to call law enforcement. However, the suspects fled on foot and were not found. No property or money was stolen during the crime and none of the victims were injured by the gun fire.
Riverside Sheriff’s Department deputies from the Perris station, along with investigators, were able to ascertain that the robbery was gang related but were uncertain of the suspects’ identities. In the continuing investigation in collaboration with the Perris Station Gang Task Force, the identities of the suspects were discovered and on Wednesday all three suspects were arrested.
Derrick Marcellus Hill, 19, Robert Martise Taylor, 23, and Kevin Nathaniel Wilcox, 28, were arrested for various crimes to included robbery, kidnapping, false imprisonment and conspiracy. They were booked into the Southwest Detention Center and bail was set as follows: Derrick Hill, $1,000,000; Robert Taylor $500,000; Kevin Wilcox, no bail.
Anyone with additional information regarding this investigation is encouraged to contact Investigator Omar Rodriguez, at the Perris Police Department by calling (951) 210-1000, or PerrisStation@RiversideSheriff.org
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