A Yucca Valley man was arrested Wednesday (May 5) night, accused of assault with a deadly weapon. Around 8:15 p.m., Sheriff’s deputies received a call of a domestic dispute at a residence in the 58400 block of Diadem Road in Yucca Valley. After investigation, Sheriff’s deputies reported that Richard Avila, 52, was involved in a verbal altercation at the residence after drinking all day and punched a female victim twice, causing her to fall both times. Richard Avila was arrested for investigation of assault with a deadly weapon and for violating the conditions of his post-release community supervision, and was booked into the Morongo Basin Jail with his total bail set at $50,000.
