A Twentynine Palms man was arrested Friday, accused of assaulting his grandfather. Deputies were called to the 6300 block of Palm View Avenue in Twentynine Palms about 5:45 p.m. Wednesday for an assault against an elderly man. The suspect, identified as Nathan Waite-Clark, 24, had fled before deputies arrived, and despite an extensive area check, he was not located. Two days later, deputies on patrol spotted Waite-Clark walking out of a gas station on Highway 62 near National Park Drive in Twentynine Palms, and he was detained without incident. Nathan Waite-Clark was arrested on suspicion of elder abuse, booked into the Morongo Basin Jail, with his bail set at $75,000.
