A Yucca Valley man has been arrested for a third time on charges involving restricting or obstructing the arresting officers. Charles Pritchett – 37 – was reportedly harassing customers outside of a Stater Brothers in Twentynine Palms on Thursday, Oct. 20th . When officers located and approached Pritchett, he refused to drop an unknown liquid he was drinking, and then abruptly charged and then ran from deputies. Pitchett then concealed his hands and refused to show them. He was finally taken into custody after a Sheriff’s deputy deployed a taser and had a brief physical struggle.
This is the 3rd arrest for Charles Pritchett that involves obstructing an officer. In September he was arrested on two separate occasions for suspicion of assaulting Sheriff’s deputies while being arrested following brief foot pursuits.
Charles Pritchett is currently being held at West Valley Detention Center on no bail for violation of Post Release Community Supervision and was issued a citation for obstructing a public officer.
