TWENTYNINE PALMS MAN ARRESTED AFTER ASSAULT, BURGLARY WARRANTS

A Twentynine Palms man was arrested Monday, accused of threatening to hit another man with a large rock. According to a Sheriff’s report, deputies were called to the 75100 block of Mayfair Drive in Twentynine Palms about 5 p.m. to break up a fight involving three men. Deputies learned that Anthony Smith, 20, picked up a large rock to hit a man in the head who was lying on the ground, but was talked out of it by his wife and other bystanders. After an investigation, Anthony Smith was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, and on a $250,000 warrant for burglary. Smith was booked into West Valley Detention Center with his bail set at $300,000.