(INEDC) El Dorado County Sheriff ARRESTS PLACERVILLE, CALIFORNIA Sept 20 2025
Bruce Miles Benton, 52, found on Lake Tahoe Boulevard, was picked up by South Lake Tahoe police for a felony parole violation just before midnight. Minutes earlier, Richard Dustin Short, 36, at the same address, was arrested on a felony probation violation. Deputies then moved on Perks Court, where Cassidy Kenneth Bathurst, 29, was hauled in for probation violations, possession of ammunition, and an enhancement tacked on, bail set at $100,000.
At Highway 50 near Huckleberry Heights, Aaron Joseph Ramirez, 34, was booked by CHP on a felony charge of inflicting corporal injury in a domestic case, bond $50,000. Shortly after, Placerville officers arrested Joshua David Hester, 31, on Schnell School Road for misdemeanor battery and felony resisting arrest, bail $30,000.
By mid-afternoon, Anthony Gabriel Munoz, 27, was delivered into custody from Churchill County on a felony narcotics transport charge between counties, bail $75,000. In the evening, Placerville police booked Arturo Bonifacio Romo, 40, off Spring Street for driving on a license suspended from DUI, bond stacked to $55,000.
Later, Shingle Springs police put Lingxin Liu, 44, in custody at Redhawk Parkway for misdemeanor battery in a domestic setting, bail $7,500. Closing the night, South Lake Tahoe officers picked up Matthew Jonathan Grover, 38, on Park Avenue, drunk and disorderly, held without bail.
ARRESTS
Benton, Bruce Miles
Booking Number: 133521
Booking Date: 9/20/2025 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: SLTPD
Original Arrest Date: 9/20/2025 11:19 PM
Original Arrest Location: 2250 Lake Tahoe Blvd#2
Total Bail: $0.00
Charge(s):
1 3056 PC Violation parole:felony (F) Felony SLTPD 9/20/2025 11:19 PM 2250 Lake Tahoe Blvd#2 $0.00
Short, Richard Dustin
Booking Number: 133522
Booking Date: 9/20/2025 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: SLTPD
Original Arrest Date: 9/19/2025 11:14 PM
Original Arrest Location: 2250 Lake Tahoe Blvd #2
Total Bail: $0.00
Charge(s):
1 1203.2(A) PC Probation violation:rearrest/revoke (F) Felony SLTPD 9/19/2025 11:14 PM 2250 Lake Tahoe Blvd #2 $0.00
Bathurst, Cassidy Kenneth
Booking Number: 133523
Booking Date: 9/20/2025 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: EDSO
Original Arrest Date: 9/20/2025 12:30 AM
Original Arrest Location: Perks Ct
Total Bail: $100000.00
Charge(s):
1 ENHANCEMENT ENHANCEMENT Felony EDSO 9/20/2025 12:30 AM Perks Ct $80000.00
1 30305(A)(1) PC Prohibited person own/possess/etc ammunition/etc (F) Felony EDSO 9/20/2025 12:30 AM Perks Ct $20000.00
1 1203.2(A) PC Probation violation:rearrest/revoke (F) Felony EDSO 9/20/2025 12:30 AM Perks Ct $0.00
Ramirez, Aaron Joseph
Booking Number: 133524
Booking Date: 9/20/2025 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: TCHP
Original Arrest Date: 9/19/2025 11:59 PM
Original Arrest Location: Hhy 50 Huckleberry Heights
Total Bail: $50000.00
Charge(s):
1 273.5(A) PC Inflict corporal injury on spouse/cohabitant/datng relatnshp – Simple (F) Felony TCHP 9/19/2025 11:59 PM Hhy 50 Huckleberry Heights $50000.00
Hester, Joshua David
Booking Number: 133526
Booking Date: 9/20/2025 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: PPD
Original Arrest Date: 9/20/2025 1:41 AM
Original Arrest Location: 2880 Schnell School Rd
Total Bail: $30000.00
Charge(s):
1 243(A) PC Battery on person – Simple (M) Misdemeanor PPD 9/20/2025 1:41 AM 2880 Schnell School Rd $5000.00
1 69(A) PC Obstruct/resist exec ofcr – Simple (F) Felony PPD 9/20/2025 1:41 AM 2880 Schnell School Rd $25000.00
Munoz, Anthony Gabriel
Booking Number: 133527
Booking Date: 9/20/2025 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: EDSOW
Original Arrest Date: 9/20/2025 3:30 PM
Original Arrest Location: Churchill County. Sheriffs Off
Total Bail: $75000.00
Charge(s):
1 11352(B) HS Transport/sell narc controlled substance between counties (F) Felony EDSOW 9/20/2025 3:30 PM Churchill County. Sheriffs Off $75000.00
Romo, Arturo Bonifacio
Booking Number: 133528
Booking Date: 9/20/2025 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: PPD
Original Arrest Date: 9/20/2025 5:51 PM
Original Arrest Location: Spring St
Total Bail: $55000.00
Charge(s):
1 14601.2(A) VC Drive W/Lic Susp For Dui Misdemeanor PPD 9/20/2025 5:51 PM Spring St $5000.00
1 14601.2(A) VC Drive W/Lic Susp For Dui Misdemeanor PPD 9/20/2025 5:51 PM Spring St $50000.00
Liu, Lingxin
Booking Number: 133529
Booking Date: 9/20/2025 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: SSMIPD
Original Arrest Date: 9/20/2025 7:05 PM
Original Arrest Location: 1 Redhawk Parkway
Total Bail: $7500.00
Charge(s):
1 243(E)(1) PC Battery:spouse/ex spouse/date/etc – Simple (M) Misdemeanor SSMIPD 9/20/2025 7:05 PM 1 Redhawk Parkway $7500.00
Grover, Matthew Jonathan
Booking Number: 133530
Booking Date: 9/20/2025 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: SLTPD
Original Arrest Date: 9/20/2025 8:26 PM
Original Arrest Location: 853 Park Ave
Total Bail: $0.00
1 647(F) PC Disorderly conduct:alcohol (M) Misdemeanor SLTPD 9/20/2025 8:26 PM 853 Park Ave $0.00
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