Suspect Arrested for Sexual Assault of Minors 

October 30, 2026 – Riverside County Sheriff's Office officials report that on Sunday, October 18, 2026, deputies from the Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station responded to a residence in the La Cresta area of Riverside County regarding the report of inappropriate contact between a music teacher and two young children. Due to the nature of the investigation, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office - Special Victims Unit was contacted and assumed the investigation. Investigators identified the suspect as Omar Garcia Herrada, a 54-year-old resident of Woodcrest and professional music teacher.

On Thursday, October 29, 2026, Special Victims Unit investigators, with the assistance of the Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station Investigation Bureau, investigators from the Major Crimes Unit, and the Computer and Technology Crime High-tech Response Team, served a search warrant in the 14000 block of El Mesa Drive, Woodcrest, where Herrada was located and taken into custody without incident. Herrada was booked at the Robert Presley Detention Center for sexual assault and child sexual abuse charges. This is an ongoing investigation, and no further details are available at this time.

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit believes there may be additional victims and encourages anyone with information about this investigation to contact Master Investigator Schell at (951) 955-1704 or Sheriff’s Dispatch at 951-776-1099.

Reporting Supervisor: Sergeant Jim Peters

File # F262910014

Source & photo: Riverside County Sheriff's Office