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MORONGO VALLEY MAN ARRESTED AFTER SCREWDRIVER ATTACK

A Morongo Valley man was arrested Sunday (February 28), accused of threatening a driver and stabbing a truck with a screwdriver. According to a Sheriff’s report, the victim called deputies about 9:30 p.m. Sunday to a parking lot in the 49700 block of Highway 62 in Morongo Valley. The victim said Ray Mejia, 30, threw rocks at a silver pick-up truck and stabbed it with a screwdriver, causing about $3000 in damage to the truck. The victim said Mejia also threatened to kill him and stab him through the truck’s window, causing him to fear for his life. Ray Mejia was arrested for investigation of assault with a weapon and vandalism, booked into the Morongo Basin Jail, with his bail set at $50,000.

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