A Lynwood man was arrested Monday in Beaumont on suspicion of a robbery-assault in December on the Morongo Indian Reservation, a sheriff's sergeant said.

Erick Michael Jones, 33, is "an active gang member" from the L.A. area who was wanted on "several active felony warrants for his arrest," Sgt. Alan Meservey of the sheriff's Cabazon Station said in a statement.

The reported robbery-assault occurred on an unspecified date in December, Meservey said.

Deputies from the Cabazon Station were called out to the reservation to investigate, and learned "a lone female victim was accosted in a remote area and confronted at gunpoint where she was robbed of her purse and several hundred dollars in cash," Meservey said.

The victim was able to run into an open field and heard several gunshots, which she believed were aimed at her, but she was not injured, Meservey said. She ran to a residence on the reservation and summoned help.

Investigators from the Cabazon Station identified the robbery-assault suspect as Jones, Meservey said.

On Sunday Feb. 5, deputies learned Jones had recently tried to enter the Morongo Indian Reservation driving a blue Nissan Titan pickup with paper dealer plates, Meservey said.

About 11:30 a.m. Monday Feb 6, a deputy from the Cabazon Station was in Beaumont and spotted the Titan parked outside a residence in the 900 block of Beaumont Avenue, Meservey said.

The deputy ordered both occupants out of the truck, and the driver was identified as Jones. He was taken into custody, and a .44-caliber Magnum revolver found inside the truck, "along with other items believed to be stolen, including credit cards and checks," Meservey said.

Jones was booked at Smith Correctional Facility in Banning on suspicion of the December robbery-assault, weapons violations, and active felony warrants, Meservey said.

Jones, who is not a member of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, was held without bail Monday evening, according to Meservey.

Morongo Tribal Patrol personnel were "integral to the success of this investigation," Meservey said.

Anyone with further information about Jones was urged to call Deputy Paul Questel or Investigator Bret Hensley at the Cabazon Station, (951) 922-7100, the Sheriff's Dispatch Center, 1 (800) 950-2444, or email cabazonstation@riversidesheriff.org.