A Joshua Tree man is facing charges of making criminal threats and intimidating a witness after allegedly threatening his father.
On April 17 just before 1 a.m., County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a report from a victim who said he was threatened by his own son. The victim told deputies that his son, Michael Peres, 20, came into the victim’s apartment near Sunburst St. and Verbena Road and began breaking furniture and a vehicle with a knife. According to the victim, Peres threatened to “get him” if he told law enforcement.
Responding deputies searched the area, and located Peres near Twentynine Palms Highway at around 1:30 a.m. The report says that he was concealing a large blade hunting knife, but that he was otherwise detained without incident.
Michael Peres was arrested for investigation into vandalism and carrying a concealed dagger, and was booked into the West Valley Detention Center on $30,000 bail.
He is being arraigned in San Bernardino County Court this morning on felony charges of making criminal threats that would lead to great bodily injury, preventing a victim from making a police report, and violating court orders related to domestic violence, with three enhancements for use of a deadly weapon.
