The Twentynine Palms man alleged to have led a violent pursuit through the Morongo Basin is facing elevated charges of murder after his wife died.
On Tuesday night, Brent Soster is reported to have led a pursuit beginning in Needles and through Twentynine Palms and Joshua Tree. A suspect in the attempted murder of his wife, deputies say Brent Soster, 43, led a pursuit along Twentynine Palms Highway during which he launched smoke grenades and fired at county Sheriff’s vehicles, including a helicopter. Deputies say they used lethal force to end the pursuit, and while the nature of the force has not been reported, Soster is alive, and was taken into custody by the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department.
The Mohave Sheriff’s Department reports that, since Soster had been taken into custody, the victim, who they say is the suspect’s wife and identified as Amber Soster, 43, of Kingman, succumbed to what they described as gunshot injuries.
Brent Soster is being arraigned today in San Bernardino County on five charges of attempted murder, several charges of being a felon in possession of firearms, body armor, and evasion of a law enforcement officer, with enhancements for previous convictions. He is expected to be extradited to Mohave County for charges of murder.
