A man was arrested at a gas station in Joshua Tree for brandishing a knife and threatening to kill a female employee.
At around noon on Friday (November 4), Sheriff’s Deputies received a call from an employee of the 76 Station in downtown Joshua Tree, who said that a man, identified as Aaron Bloch, a 38 year-old resident of Joshua Tree, had been harassing customers.
The employee told deputies that she asked Bloch to leave, at which point he held up a knife and threatened to kill her. Bloch, who is currently on parole, left the gas station, and deputies were able to locate him walking on El Reposo Road. Aaron Bloch was arrested for suspicion of Making Terrorist Threats.
He is currently being held on $50,000 bail for the threats charge and no bail for the parole violation.
