Hispanic arrested for BB gun shootings on 91 freeway faces 6 other charges

Jesse Leal Rodríguez, from 34 years, could be responsible for part of the more than 100 Similar incidents recorded on freeways in Southern California

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The authorities have expanded the investigation of the Anaheim Hispanic charged last week with attempted murder for firing a BB gun against a Tesla at Norco. The man is now suspected of at least six similar cases and possibly more.

Jesse Leal Rodríguez, from 34 years, has been accused so far only of the incident that affected the Tesla. On Tuesday, he pleaded not guilty to the attempted murder and assault charges at a Riverside County indictment hearing, which set his bail at one million of dollars.

Jesse Leal Rodríguez maintains his innocence and claims to have proof that he was not traveling on the highway 91 when they were performed the attacks for which they accuse him. However, CHP claims that something was found in his car that contradicts it. //t.co/RjB3tIw2vp

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The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is least six other shootings , according to a statement filed last Friday CHP agent, Steven Cuevas.

Rodriguez’s arrest last week came in the middle of a series of 100 similar shots in Southern California , which started at the end of April and that have affected drivers who have circulated on highways from Cerritos to Riverside. Although the shots are dangerous, they have not caused serious injuries.

“Rodríguez is a suspect in seven cases of shots being fired at occupied vehicles by a compressed air pistol while those vehicles were in march, ”Cuevas wrote. Rodríguez was in possession of a compressed air pistol and his vehicle was identified . Numerous areas of CHP are currently investigating more than similar incidents, some of which could possibly be related to Rodríguez ”, he concluded.

Last week , Rodríguez was charged with three counts of attempted murder and assault in connection with the alleged Tesla shooting involving a driver and two passengers.

Around 1: 27 last Tuesday afternoon, the Tesla was shot with a compressed air pistol in the area of ​​Hamner Avenue and Hidden Valley Parkway in Norco . The car’s video system captured a maroon Chevrolet Trailblazer when it was shot out of the window, according to the district attorney’s office.

The arrest of Jesse Leal Rodríguez took place during the night of Tuesday after authorities received a series of calls from drivers who reported that they were shooting at their windows in the freeway area 91 on Tyler Street in Riverside, as published by CHP Wednesday night.

A video from onscene.tv published by the Los Angeles Times shows the moment of Rodriguez’s arrest.