A houseguest is suspected of attacking a resident of a Morongo Valley with a metal pipe.
On Wednesday (November 23), Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a call of an attack in the 9200 block of Green Trail in Morongo Valley. The caller claimed that her boyfriend had been attacked by a houseguest, identified as Donald Rather, 67. The caller said that Rather, a family friend, had been staying at the house, when an argument broke out.
Sheriffs say that Rather assaulted the male victim, hitting his arm with a 7 ft long piece of metal, possibly a pipe. Rather was located outside of the house, carrying the alleged weapon. The victim’s injuries were minor, and he was tended to on the scene by paramedics with Cal Fire. Donald Rather was arrested for suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and booked on $50,000 bail
