A Joshua Tree woman was arrested Friday accused of punching an elderly woman. According to a Sheriff’s report, a deputy was called just before 5 p.m. Thursday to the 55400 block of 29 Palms Highway in Yucca Valley. The victim told deputies that she was arguing with the husband of Ondria Gomez, 34, when Gomez attacked her. The victim said Gomez punched her in her head and left eye, possibly broke her eye socket. She also sustained scratches and bruising to her left arm and elbow. The deputy had been called to the victim’s home earlier, and the woman said she lied about her abuse because Gomez threatened to kill her if she called deputies. The victim also said that Gomez and her husband steal her food, verbally abuse her, and threaten her. After an investigation, Ondria Gomez was arrested about 4 p.m. Friday in the 61500 block of Alta Vista Drive in Joshua Tree on suspicion of elder abuse and dissuading a witness, booked into the Morongo Basin Jail, with her bail set at $100,000. Gomez is also being held on a no-bail warrant for burglary and possession of stolen property.
