The Twentynine Palms man accused of trying to stab the bartender who stopped serving him was arraigned in court for attempted murder on Thursday (June 5).
On Tuesday (June 3), the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s department said that Michael Zoppy, a 43 year-old resident of Twentynine Palms, was at the Virginian on Twentynine Palms Highway near the corner of Cholla Avenue in Twentynine Palms.
The Sheriff’s Department said that at around 11:45 p.m. the bartender refused to serve Zoppy any more alcohol, and asked Zoppy to leave several times, but Zoppy refused. The Sheriff’s Department said that Zoppy attempted to stab the bartender with a knife. The bartender was not injured. Zoppy was taken into custody.
On Thursday, Zoppy was arraigned in San Bernardino County Superior Court on felony charges of attempted murder and making criminal threats which will result in death, with enhancements for using a deadly weapon. He entered a plea of “not guilty” to both charges. He was also arraigned on charges related to a 2016 incident in which he is alleged to have been driving under the influence.
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