JOSHUA TREE MAN BEATS WOMAN OVER MESSY FLOOR

A Joshua Tree man who was upset at seeing papers on the floor was arrested for domestic battery after his wife said he hit her. According to a Sheriff’s report, Emil Featherstone, 37, and his wife came home about 1:30 p.m. and Featherstone questioned why his wife’s schoolwork was on the floor. When the woman attempted to explain, Featherstone allegedly told her to shut up, and then punched her, pushed her onto the couch, and attempted to choke her. After an investigation, Emil Featherstone was arrested on suspicion of domestic battery, booked at the Morongo Basin Jail with his bail set at $25,000.