A man was arrested on suspicion of possessing weapons and drugs during an early morning vehicle check in Joshua Tree.
Yesterday at 3:45 a.m., the County Sheriff’s deputies with the Morongo Basin Station made contact with a man sitting in a parked vehicle near Hallee Rd. and Verbena Rd. in Joshua Tree. Deputies identified the man as Christopher Porro 32, and say that he was found to be in possession of a concealed knife and suspected methamphetamine.
Christopher Porro was arrested on suspicion of being in possession of a concealed dirk or dagger and booked into the Morongo Basin Jail. He has since been released on bail.
