A Wildomar man was taken into custody Sept. 11 after being identified as a suspect in the death of his mother, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office.
Justin Tyler Scott, 52, was booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center on suspicion of murder and elder abuse, the Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. His mother was 74-year-old WIldomar resident Bonnie Thompson.
Deputies from the Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station were dispatched at about 4:29 p.m. July 27, 2025, to the 33000 block of Hidden Hollow Drive in Wildomar for a suspicious death investigation.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, Deputies were called to the location after Riverside County Sheriff’s Coroner personnel reported suspicious factors in Thompson’s death. Deputies and station investigaters conducted an initial invesitgation before the Sheriff’s Office Central Homicide Unit took over the case.
During the investigation, Scott was identified as a suspect, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
The case remains active and ongoing. The Sheriff’s Office said no further information would be released at this time.
Anyone with information about the case can contact Central Homicide Unit Investigator DiMaggio at 951-955-2777.
