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Juan Carlos Montiel, 44, was arrested Oct. 8 in Huntington Beach for a series of Southern California church burglaries, linked by surveillance and evidence, including prior burglary convictions.
Juan Carlos Montiel, 44, was arrested in Huntington Beach on October 8, 2025, in connection with a series of church burglaries across Southern California, including incidents in Huntington Beach, Fountain Valley, and Los Angeles County.
He was apprehended after a church employee confronted him on August 17 at First Christian Church, where he claimed to be an electrician responding to a non-existent power outage.
Surveillance footage and physical evidence linked him to the break-ins.
Montiel has a prior criminal history involving burglary, grand theft, fraud, and possession of burglary tools, including previous convictions for church burglaries in 2021 and a 2008 conviction.
He was out on bail in an identity theft case when he failed to appear in court in September, leading to a warrant.
Authorities are continuing their investigation.
Juan Carlos Montiel, de 44 años, fue arrestado el 8 de octubre en Huntington Beach por una serie de robos a iglesias en el sur de California, vinculados por vigilancia y evidencia, incluyendo condenas previas por robo.