A landlord who got tired of a couple renting a room in his house was arrested, Saturday, accused of threatening to kill one of his tenants. About 3 p.m. Saturday, deputies were called to the 64600 block of Sun Mesa Road in Joshua Tree by a man who said his landlord, later identified as Ronald Ludwig, 59, had entered his room without permission. When the couple told Ludwig he couldn’t enter their room, they said he became enraged and argumentative. The victim said that Ludwig then grabbed him by the arms, shoved him onto the bed and tried to grab the victim’s neck and face. The victim said that Ludwig claimed he would kill him right then, and the victim said he was in fear for his life. Deputies located Ronald Ludwig about an hour later at Tortoise Rock Casino. Ronald Ludwig was arrested for investigation of making criminal threats, booked into the Morongo Basin Jail, with his bail set at $50,000.
