Full Notification

DATE/TIME: February 19, 2017 / 9:40 p.m.

INCIDENT: Battery on Emergency Personnel / Vandalism

LOCATION: Bear Valley Road and Amargosa Road

SUSPECT(S): Anthony Eugene Lott, 52-year-old Ontario resident

VICTIM(S): Confidential

SUMMARY:
On February 19, 2017, deputies from the Victorville Police Department received a request for assistance. Paramedics were transporting a patient to a local hospital when he became aggressive with them.

Deputies arriving on scene learned Anthony Lott became physically aggressive with one of the paramedics in the ambulance after a verbal outburst. Lott grabbed one of the paramedics and pushed his head back, causing him to strike the inside wall of the ambulance. The driver stopped the ambulance, and all personnel exited. Lott remained inside the ambulance and began breaking things and striking the windows with a piece of equipment, resulting in two broken windows. Deputies’ attempts to talk to Lott to calm him were unsuccessful. Lott was finally taken into custody after deputies used pepper spray and removed him from the ambulance.

Lott was booked at High Desert Detention Center for battery on emergency personnel and vandalism. He is scheduled to appear in Victorville Superior Court on February 22, 2017.

Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact the Victorville Police Department at (760) 241-2911. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78CRIME (27463), or you may leave information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.

Refer: Mara Rodriguez, Media Relations Officer

Station: Victorville Police Department

Case #: 171702146

Phone No. (760) 241-2911

JOHN MCMAHON, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department