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DEPUTIES ARREST THREE MEN IN SEPARATE INCIDENTS FOR DUI

Three men were arrested this week, accused of driving under the influence.

About 9:45 a.m. Wednesday, deputies were called about a man, identified as Dennis Griffith, 36, of Yucca Valley, who was brandishing a shotgun, and then drove off in his car. Deputies located Griffith and his vehicle in the 7000 block of Sage Avenue in Yucca Valley a few minutes later and made a traffic stop. A field sobriety test determined that Griffith was under the influence of alcohol. Deputies determined that no crime was committed involving a firearm. Dennis Griffith was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, was booked into the Morongo Basin Jail, cited, and released.

On Tuesday, a Morongo Valley man was arrested, accused of driving while high on drugs. About 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, a deputy stopped a vehicle near Dumosa Avenue and Yucca Trail in Yucca Valley for not having both license plates on his vehicle. The deputy determined that the driver, Neville Chung, 65, was driving while under the influence of marijuana. Neville Chung was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and was released at Hi-Desert Medical Center due to pre-existing medical conditions. 

And on Saturday, September 26, a Yucca Valley man was arrested after deputies determined he was driving while high on drugs. Deputies made a traffic stop on a sport utility vehicle about 7:30 p.m. near Highway 62 and Airway Avenue in Yucca Valley. The driver, Allen Nerkins, 31, was driving on a suspended license and he was on Post Release Community Supervision. Deputies performed a sobriety test and determined Nerkins was driving under the influence of drugs. Deputies discovered methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia during a search of his vehicle. Allen Nerkins was arrested for investigation of driving under the influence of drugs, possession of a controlled substance, and violation of his PRCS, was booked into the Morongo County Jail, and is being held without bail.


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