39-year-old Antioch man arrested for first degree attempted murder, assault early Wednesday
Jared Lee Myers held on $730,000 bail
Second man with criminal history arrested in same area an hour before, was held on $50K bail but already out of custody with no charges filed
By Allen D. Payton
According to the Antioch Police CitizenRIMS list of arrests, Antioch resident Jared Lee Myers, age 39, was arrested Wednesday morning, Oct. 21, 2026, at 4:15 AM on charges of attempted first degree murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon that’s not a firearm. The incident occurred in the 1900 block of Cavallo Road at 3:46 AM.
Penalties for the attempted murder range from 5–9 years for second‑degree attempts or life with parole for willful, deliberate, and premeditated attempts. The assault charge is punishable by 2–4 years in state prison or up to 1 year in county jail and/or up to a $10,000 fine.
The five-foot, 11-inch tall, 170-pound Myers is listed as White and was arrested at A and E. 18th Streets.
Charges include 664/187(a) Pc: Attempted murder: first degree (F), 245(a)(1) Pc: Assault with a deadly weapon: not firearm – Aggravated (F). Case Number: 26-10181 Incident Number:2610210023.
According to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office, Myers is Hispanic, was born on April 13, 1987, and is being held in the West Re-Entry Treatment and Housing on $730,000 bail. His next court appearance is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 26 at 1:30 p.m. in Superior Court, Dept. 5 in Martinez.
According to localcrimenews.com, Lee is White and was also just arrested, Oct. 19th in Solano County for failure to appear on a misdemeanor charge, driving without a license and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Another Man Arrested for Two Other Crimes in Same Area an Hour Before
A second man was arrested for two other crimes in the same area Wednesday morning about an hour before. According to the APD CitizenRIMS, 42-year-old Miguel Campos was arrested for felony vandalism and misdemeanor trespassing. The five-foot, six-inch tall, 220-pound suspect is Hispanic and was arrested at 3:39 AM in the 40 block of W. 18th Street and charged with 594(b)(1) Pc: Vandalism ($400 Or More) (F), 602(o)(1) Pc: Trespass: refuse to leave property (M).
In addition, a felony vehicle burglary, listed as larceny/theft, occurred at the same location, but Campos was not charged with that crime although both incidents occurred at 3:17 AM and are numbered 2610210021. The vandalism case is numbered 26-10180 and the burglary was cleared at 5:18 AM with a report taken.
According to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office, Campos was born Dec. 3, 1983, and was being held in the West County Detention Facility on $50,000 bail. But as of Friday, Oct. 23rd at 8:21 PM he was out of custody with no charges filed.
According to localcrimenews.com, this was Campos’ fifth arrest since 2023, including the third time this year. He was previously arrested for burglary, trespassing, DUI, driving with a license suspended for drunk driving and failure to obey a peace officer.
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