A Riverside County judge Thursday signed a warrant for the arrest of a felon accused of pistol-whipping and shooting a San Jacinto man after the defendant failed to appear for a court hearing.
Fernando Garcia Jr., 41, of San Jacinto, is charged with firearm assault, assault with a deadly weapon, being a felon in possession of a gun, violating a criminal protective order and a sentence-enhancing great bodily injury allegation for the alleged 2020 attack.
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He’s also charged with child cruelty in connection with another case that was consolidated with the assault complaint, but no information was available regarding that incident.
Garcia had been scheduled to appear for a status hearing Wednesday at the Banning Justice Center, but according to prosecutors, he did not show, prompting Riverside County Superior Court Judge Jorge Hernandez to sign a bench warrant for his arrest Thursday.