YUBA CITY, CA (MPG) - On June 25, at approximately 1008 HRS Yuba City Police officers were dispatched to the area of Shanghai Bend Park for a disturbance between two male adults.  While officers were en-route an officer observed a subject matching the description of one of the subjects involved in the fight getting out of a white BMW driven by victim #1 near Black Burn Tally Park at Garden Highway and Burns Dr.  The officer attempted to contact the male later identified as Edgar Jimenez (27 years of age from Yuba City).  Mr. Jimenez took off running east towards the Yuba City Waste Water Treatment Plant on Burns Dr.  The officer was able to detain Mr. Jimenez near the treatment facility without incident.

Victim #1 told officers that she was driving by Shanghai Bend Park when Mr. Jimenez jumped into her vehicle and demanded she drive him away from the area.  Victim #1 feared Mr. Jimenez would harm her so she began driving him northbound on Garden Hwy. when the officer saw them.   There is no relationship between Mr. Jimenez and victim #1.

Prior to the incident with victim #1, Mr. Jimenez had confronted a second victim on Shanghai Bend Road.  Victim #2 had been standing in his driveway when confronted by Mr. Jimenez who was making unintelligible statements.  Mr. Jimenez assaulted victim #2 in his driveway and then fled on foot toward Shanghai Bend Park.  Due to the strange encounter, Victim #2 decided to try and find where Mr. Jimenez went to make sure this did not happen to anyone else.  Victim #2 found Mr. Jimenez at Shanghai Bend Park where he confronted Mr. Jimenez.  Victim #2 was standing outside of his vehicle when confronting Mr. Jimenez, who then decided to get into the victims’ vehicle and threatened to steal the vehicle.  Victim #2 had possession of the keys, making it difficult for Mr. Jimenez to complete the act of stealing the vehicle. Mr. Jimenez exited the vehicle and attempted to assault victim #2 a second time.  Victim #2 started to yell for help, at which point Mr. Jimenez decided to flee the area, getting into victim #1’s vehicle. 

During the on-going course of this investigation, officers located a third victim who reported being sexually assaulted by Mr. Jimenez just prior to the other two incidents listed above.  Victim #3 was transported to Rideout Hospital for medical treatment.  No further information will be released at this time concerning this assault. There is no relationship between Mr. Jimenez and victim #3.

Mr. Jimenez was transported to the Sutter County Jail where he was booked for domestic violence, sexual battery, sexual assault with a foreign object, attempted theft of a vehicle, carjacking, and kidnapping.