Originally published as an Inyo County Sheriff’s Office Facebook post:
“INYO COUNTY, CA, May 25, 2022 – In November of 2021, Inyo County Sheriff’s Department received a Cybertip Report from the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Sacramento Valley Hi-Tech Crimes Task Force regarding unknown suspect(s) downloading child pornography in Inyo County.
During the next several months Sheriff’s Investigators, with assistance from ICAC and Bishop Police Department, investigated 18-year-old Omar Mendoza-Solorio, a Bishop resident. Mendoza-Solario was arrested May 24 for knowingly being in possession, or control of, child pornography. Mendoza-Solorio was booked into the Inyo County Jail and is currently being held on a $100,000.00 bail.
Also on May 24, Inyo County Sheriff’s Office attempted a pedestrian check on a male subject who was riding a possible stolen bicycle. The male subject who was later identified as 36-year-old Daniel Montalvo, a Bishop resident, fled the Deputy. After a short pursuit, Montalvo was detained and questioned.
Montalvo admitted to having knowledge of the bicycle being stolen and admitted to recent burglaries within the Bishop area including: High Country Lumber, CalTRANS, Owens Valley Paiute/Shoshone Cultural Center, and an RV storage lot.
Montalvo was arrested for burglary, felony vandalism, felony possession of stolen property, possession of a controlled substance, obstructing an officer, and local arrest warrants. Montalvo was booked into the Inyo County Jail and is currently being held on a $125,000.00 bail.”
