A Yucca Valley man was arrested Monday morning after his wife said he punched her in the mouth. According to a Sheriff’s report, Cory Rifenbery, 24, violated a restraining order against him and allegedly punched his wife in the mouth. The woman left her home in the 8500 block of Amador Avenue and walked to a business in the 8500 block of Cholla Avenue to call the police about 8 a.m. After an investigation, Cory Rifenbery was was arrested on suspicion of felony spouse abuse and violating his restraining order. Rifenbery has been convicted of spousal abuse and domestic battery, battery against a police officer, and three convictions for carrying a dirk or dagger, in the past. He was booked at the Morongo Basin Jail with his bail set at $50,000.
