A Joshua Tree man was arrested Tuesday evening after his girlfriend said he refused to let her leave the residence. According to a Sheriff’s report, William Porter, 27, was fighting with a woman in the 3500 block of Porter Boulevard about 4:15 p.m. The report states the woman could be heard crying because she couldn’t leave and that she had bruises on her arms. After investigation, William Porter was arrested on suspicion of false imprisonment, booked at the Morongo Basin Jail, with his bail set at $50,000. Porter pleaded guilty to misdemeanor spouse abuse in 2012 and was sentenced to three years probation, which was revoked in July due to a conviction of possession of a controlled substance.
