Daughter Allegedly Tries to Help Father Evade Arrest on Charges of Lewd and Lascivious Acts With a Child

This is a press release from the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office. The information has not been proven in a court of law and any individuals described should be presumed innocent until proven guilty:

Crime/Incident:
Felony Warrant Arrest  (288 PC- Lewd and Lascivious Acts with a child) 32 PC  (Accessory)

Suspect(s):
Ricky Lee Beck (62 year-old male from Willits, CA)
Renee Beck (24 year-old female from Willits, CA)

In October of 2020, the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by personnel from the Modoc County Sheriff’s Office regarding an arrest warrant for Ricky Lee Beck.

The Sheriff’s Office was advised that the Modoc County Sheriff’s Office had obtained an arrest warrant for Beck, alleging multiple violations of section 288 of the California Penal Code.  The warrant was issued by a Modoc County Superior Court Judge and had a $1,000,000 set bail.

Deputies made multiple attempts to locate Beck and arrest him on his warrant at various locations in the general Willits area.

This included attempting to locate him at his daughter’s residence in the 26100 block of Peacock Road. The daughter, Renee Beck, had been made aware of her father’s wanted status.

On 11-20-2020 Deputies received information that Ricky Lee Beck was in fact at his daughter’s residence and responded there.

Deputies contacted both Renee and Ricky Lee Beck at the residence.

Renee initially denied her father was there and then tried to claim that the individual later confirmed to be Ricky Lee Beck was a different person, in an attempt to assist her father in avoiding arrest.

Ricky Lee Beck was ultimately identified, arrested, and transported to the Mendocino County Jail where he was booked on the Modoc County arrest warrant.

For attempting to assist her father in avoiding capture, and having prior knowledge of his wanted status, Renee was arrested for 32 PC (Accessory) and booked into the Mendocino County Jail where she was to be held in lieu of $15,000.00 bail.