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MORONGO VALLEY MAN THREATENS FAMILY WITH MACHETE

A Morongo Valley man was arrested Sunday accused of threatening family members with a machete. Just before 8 a.m., deputies say Forest Vasquez, 28, broke into a home in the 10000 block of Sams Trail in Morongo Valley, armed with a machete and threatened three people in the home, a 47-year-old woman, a 73-year-old woman, and a 51-year-old man. They were able to force Vasquez out of the home and he fled in a vehicle. Deputies located Vasquez driving in Yucca Valley and made a traffic stop; however, Vasquez fled. He was later located in San Diego County and was taken into custody without incident. Forest Vasquez was arrested for investigation of assault with a deadly weapon, booked into the West Valley Detention Center, with his bail set at $175,000.

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