North Hollywood Murder & Kidnapping Suspect Arrested, In Custody

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA — A man who police say shot and killed another man who tried to breakup his argument with his ex-girlfriend, before then kidnapping the woman, was arrested in Riverside County Tuesday evening.

Shane Winfield Rayment was arrested shortly after 5 p.m. by Hemet Police Department during a felony traffic stop, Los Angeles Police Department said. The kidnapping victim, Jenny Downes, was in the car at the time.

Police said Downes was "battered and bruised," but alive with non-life threatening injuries. LAPD officers went to Hement to interview Rayment and take Downes home, who agreed to seek medical care should her injuries worsen.

Another man from Perris, California, was also in the car at the time Rayment was pulled over. Detectives interviewed the man, but determined he was not involved in the shooting or kidnapping and released him from custody.

Rayment's arraignment is scheduled for Friday in Riverside. He remained in custody Wednesday morning and bail was set at $3 million.

The shooting and kidnapping incident was reported around 2:25 p.m. Sunday afternoon in the 11300 block of Hatteras Street. The victim was later identified as Roberto Fletes, a 42 year old man from North Hollywood, who died at a hospital Sunday.

An initial investigation revealed Rayment was in an argument with his ex-girlfriend. When Fletes tried to intervene, Rayment shot him, and then forced the woman into a car and fled the scene.