A domestic argument resulted in three arrests Sunday in Morongo Valley. According to the Sheriff’s Department, Laith Oweini, 25, of Fountain Valley, and Mary Jane Lawson, 31, were arguing in the 49200 block of Big Morongo Canyon Road about 7 p.m. Lawson ran out of the house naked, but covered with bruises, to a neighbor’s house to ask for help. After an investigation, deputies arrested Laith Oweini for felony spousal abuse and for four outstanding warrants from Orange County. He was booked into the Morongo Basin Jail with his bail set at $50,000. Mary Jane Lawson was arrested for giving a false ID to deputies and for six outstanding warrants from Orange County. She was booked into the West Valley Detention Center with her total bail set at $65,000. A third man at the home, Rick Jacklin, 55, of Cathedral City, was arrested for possession of dangerous drugs and booked into the Morongo Basin Jail with his bail set at $25,000.
An earlier version of this story had Haitham Oweini as being arrested for felony spouse abuse, but Laith Oweini gave the Sheriff Department his brother’s identity when he was arrested. Laith Oweini was subsequently convicted of giving a false ID to a police officer. Haitham Oweini was not arrested for felony spouse abuse.
