County Sheriff’s Deputies from the Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station conducted a warrant sweep in Twentynine Palms on Wednesday (August 30) that led to eight arrests.
A warrant sweep is a proactive operation that seeks to locate and arrest subjects with outstanding warrants for various crimes. The Sheriff’s Office did not say what the initial warrants were related to, the sweep brought on additional charges including resisting a peace officer, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
The arrestees were either booked at the Morongo Basin Jail or cite-released, depending on charges alleged against them.
