The suspect in a knife attack on a woman was allegedly found hiding underneath a car in Joshua Tree.
On Sunday (December 22) at around 7:30 a.m., San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a 911 call near the intersection of Moonlight Mesa Rd and Sunset Road in Joshua Tree. Deputies say that the suspect, identified as Michael McElroy, a 40 year-old resident of Yucca Valley, threw a knife at a female victim. The victim told deputies that McElroy, her ex-boyfirend, threw the knife at her face during an argument. Deputies say that she had a laceration on her lip, and that she was treated at the scene by the San Bernardino County Fire Department.
Deputies say they searched for McElroy, and found him hiding under a nearby vehicle. He was taken into custody.
Michael McElroy was arrested for investigation into assault with a deadly weapon, domestic violence, and an outstanding pre-complaint (Ramey) arrest warrant for a prior domestic violence incident involving the same victim. He is being held at the West Valley Detention Center on $175,000 bail.
