As a man’s brakes were cut on his car during a night out at a Twentynine Palms bar, in an incident related to a past dispute.
On Monday, an unidentified man left his vehicle overnight at the Cactus Bar on Adobe Rd. At some point while the car was unattended, Sheriff’s Deputies say that James Neel, a 24 year-old Twentynine Palms resident, is suspected of cutting the brake line on the victim’s vehicle.
The victim returned to his vehicle, started to drive away, and quickly realized that his brakes were not working. The cutting of the brake lines was caught on security cameras, and the victim identified Neel, saying that Neel was “upset about a past relationship.”
There was no injury or collision related to the incident. After investigation, Deputies reported that the damage was not intended to murder the victim, only to damage the vehicle, and as such, no arrests have been made and the incident is currently considered an act of vandalism.
The case has been forwarded to the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office for review and consideration of further charges.
