A man was arrested for suspicion of assault with a firearm after putting a handgun to man’s head and pulling the trigger.
On Sunday (May 19) just before 11 p.m., Sheriff’s Deputies responded to an incident in the 6000 block of Ocotillo Ave. in Twentynine Palms. A witness told deputies that they saw Alejandro Augustin, 27, walk toward his father, who was sitting inside of a car, remove a handgun from his waistband and point the gun at his father’s head. The witness said that Augustin pulled the trigger and that he heard a click, before lowering it again.
The witness told deputies that Augustin’s wife took the gun away from him, and then that they both returned to their home. The witness told deputies that Augustin may have been drinking.
Sheriff’s Deputies received a search warrant to enter Augustin’s home, where they took him into custody.
Alejandro Augustin was arrested for investigation into assault with a firearm and booked into the Morongo Basin jail.
He has been released on bail.
