VICTORVILLE, Calif. (VVNG.com) — A 44-year-old Adelanto man was arrested after authorities said he hid inside his ex-girlfriend’s vehicle trunk, emerged while she was stopped at a traffic light and held a knife to her.
The incident was reported at about 10:51 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, at a gas station in the 15000 block of Nisqualli Road, according to a written statement from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department’s Victorville Station.
Deputies responding to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon learned the woman’s ex-boyfriend, identified as Joshua Farr, had concealed himself inside the trunk of her vehicle, according to the statement.
Authorities said the woman was driving when she stopped at a traffic light. Farr allegedly exited the trunk, entered the front passenger compartment and held a knife to her.
The woman was able to stop at a gas station, park the vehicle and get out, according to the Sheriff’s Department. Farr allegedly chased her before fleeing to his own vehicle, which authorities said was parked about a mile away.
With assistance from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Aviation Division, deputies located Farr inside a vehicle near Mojave Road and El Evado Road.
Farr was detained without incident and arrested, according to the statement.
He was booked into the High Desert Detention Center in Adelanto on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, false imprisonment, corporal injury to a spouse or cohabitant, and criminal threats.
Anyone with information about the investigation is urged to contact the Victorville Station at 760-241-2911 or Sheriff’s Dispatch at 760-956-5001. Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling or texting “Report” to We-Tip at 844-909-3006. Online reporting is also available through the Sheriff’s Department.
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