Glamorous SoCal inmate claims pervy sheriff deputy used jail records to stalk her
A Riverside County sheriff's deputy has been accused of using inmate records to stalk and contact a recently released woman, Summer Johnson, after allegedly accessing her private information. The deputy, Yash Patel, was arrested on unrelated charges but is now under investigation for potentially contacting multiple women after their release from custody. This incident follows a prior settlement involving another deputy accused of similar misconduct, raising concerns about systemic issues within the sheriff's office.
- ▪Riverside County corrections deputy Yash Patel allegedly accessed inmate Summer Johnson’s private records to contact her after her release from jail.
- ▪Patel was arrested on suspicion of sexual battery and false imprisonment in a separate case, then released on $500,000 bail.
- ▪Johnson’s attorney, Jamal Tooson, stated that investigators found her number on Patel’s phone and that they exchanged photos after initial contact.
- ▪The county previously paid $375,000 to settle a similar case involving a different deputy using law enforcement databases to pursue a woman romantically.
- ▪Sheriff Chad Bianco confirmed the department is now speaking with several women Patel may have contacted after their release.
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Politics Glamorous SoCal inmate claims pervy sheriff deputy used jail records to stalk her By Josh Koehn Published May 2, 2026, 3:42 p.m. ET A Southern California jail worker who was arrested earlier this year allegedly mined inmate records to track down a newly released female prisoner — then called her in the middle of the night to tell her he wanted to “shoot his shot,” according to a bombshell legal claim. Riverside County corrections deputy Yash Patel, 30, allegedly pulled inmate Summer Johnson’s private data from a jail database, then used it to pursue the 31-year-old woman after she was released wearing leggings and a sports bar in early March, according to a legal claim filed this week.
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