A Twentynine Palms woman was arrested Thursday, accused of stabbing her husband Wednesday. About 10:30 Wednesday night, deputies were called to a mobile home park in the 71600 block of Highway 62 in Twentynine Palms for an unknown problem. The victim told deputies an unknown man had tried to steal his wallet near the Stater Brothers shopping center. He said he fought back and was stabbed in the arm by the suspect during the struggle. The suspect gone on arrival; the victim was taken to Desert Regional Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.
On Thursday, detectives conducted a follow-up investigation and located additional evidence. Detectives determined the man had been assaulted with a knife by his own wife, Ashley Machado, 23. Ashley Machado was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, booked at the Morongo Basin Jail, with her bail set at $50,000.
