Gilberto Murillo Puga Jr. imprisoned, tortured women: A 53-year-old convicted felon in California was arrested this week for allegedly holding two women inside his home against their will, where he repeatedly tortured and assaulted them before they could escape and call for help.
Gilberto Murillo Puga Jr. was taken into custody on Monday and charged with multiple felonies, including two counts each of false imprisonment and assault with a stun gun, as well as one count each of torture and being a felon in possession of a firearm, jail records reviewed by Law&Crime show.
Gilberto Murillo Puga Jr. (Riverside County Sheriff’s Office)Gilberto Murillo Puga Jr. imprisoned, tortured women: Cops
According to a press release from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, deputies assigned to the Moreno Valley station responded to a 911 call at about 9:22 a.m. on Sunday, May 14, at a residence in the 26000 block of Prairie Dog Lane. Puga told the emergency dispatcher that two women were burglarizing his home.
While deputies were headed to Puga’s home, dispatch received a second call about two women “at Puga’s residence screaming for help,” the sheriff’s office said.
“Upon arrival, deputies located the two females walking away from Puga’s residence,” the affidavit states. “Puga was uncooperative with deputies and left the location. The investigation revealed that the two females had not burglarized Puga’s residence but had been locked in Puga’s residence, held against their will, and tortured.”
The names of the women were not disclosed. Authorities have not said whether the victims and Puga knew each other or how they wound up in his home. The sheriff’s office did not immediately respond to an email from Law&Crime.
