A jury has convicted a Hesperia man of murder for repeatedly running over another man with a stolen minivan, closing a case that began on a quiet Wednesday morning six years ago. Terrance Antonio Bright, 48, was found guilty of second-degree murder along with several other charges. The victim, 57-year-old Reo Moore, died after the 2020 attack.
The verdict was reported by the Victorville Daily Press, which says Bright was also convicted of burglary, attempted carjacking, and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon likely to produce great bodily injury. The paper describes the attack as having happened six years before the verdict.
What Deputies Found on Muscatel Street
According to the San Bernardino Sun, deputies were sent to the 16500 block of Muscatel Street just before 7 a.m. on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Bright was arrested on suspicion of murder and booked into the West Valley Detention Center, the paper reported.
In an alert posted through Nixle, the Hesperia Police Department said deputies had responded to “several 911 calls reporting a man being run over multiple times by a subject driving a minivan.” The alert identified the victim as Reo Moore, a 57-year-old Hesperia resident, and said he “was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased.”
Argument, Fight, and a Stolen Minivan
The same police alert listed Bright at the time as a 41-year-old Hesperia resident. Investigators said Bright and Moore argued and fought before the attack, and that Bright then used his brother's stolen minivan as the weapon. In the department's words, “Bright got into the stolen minivan and struck Moore multiple times with the vehicle.”
The 2020 accounts describe the allegations investigators brought at the time of the arrest. The jury's verdict, as relayed by the Daily Press, now establishes the convictions on the counts listed above.
What Second-Degree Murder Carries
Under California Penal Code section 190, a person guilty of second-degree murder is punished by 15 years to life in state prison, except in cases covered by certain statutory exceptions. No sentence for Bright has been reported.
