A woman was arrested for suspicion of assault with scissors at the Joshua Tree Valero gas station last week. On Wednesday, November 16, the Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station responded to a call regarding a woman who was armed with a pair of scissors, saying that she was “dying,” and attacking women at the gas station.
The suspect, identified as Sally Chavez, a 53 year-old resident of Joshua Tree, was arrested at the scene.
Two women were superficially injured by the Chavez, before they were able to flee the gas station. Sally Chavez was arrested for investigation of Assault with a Deadly Weapon and booked at the West Valley Detention Center.
