Mike Luis Rios, 41, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of attempted murder and witness intimidation in connection with an alleged attack in the 27-500 block of Palm Shadow Drive. Rios was elected to the Moreno Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees in November 2010, campaigning as “the people’s candidate” and receiving the most votes in an eight-way race.
Mike Luis Rios
A Moreno Valley school board member suspected of shooting at two men during a confrontation outside his home was behind bars today.
Mike Luis Rios, 41, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of attempted murder and witness intimidation in connection with an alleged attack in the 27-500 block of Palm Shadow Drive.
According to Riverside County sheriff’s Sgt. Walter Mendez, deputies were summoned to Rios’ property around 2:20 a.m. Monday to investigate reports of shots fired.
Rios told investigators that he had been followed home by two men with whom he had argued at a nightclub earlier in the evening, leading to another exchange outside his residence, Mendez said.
“During the confrontation, Mr. Rios alleged one of the male subjects brandished a weapon and fired at him,” the sergeant said. “The suspects fled the area in a compact vehicle.”
He said deputies couldn’t locate the alleged assailants during a search, but during a follow-up investigation, detectives found the men and questioned them and other witnesses, whose stories contradicted Rios’ account.
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