PHELAN, Calif. (VVNG.com) — Authorities have released new details about a barricade incident reported last week in Phelan, identifying the suspect as 21-year-old Javier Soltero of Fontana, according to a written statement from the Victor Valley Sheriff’s Station.
The incident happened on Thursday, October 2, 2025, at about 5:24 p.m. in the 3900 block of Harding Road in Phelan. Deputies initially responded to a report of a burglary involving an unknown male inside a home.
According to the Sheriff’s Station, the victim saw the man in her front yard and approached him. The suspect, later identified as Soltero, allegedly grabbed the victim’s cell phone and ran into her residence…