A Yucca Valley man was arrested Tuesday (May 11), accused of assault with a deadly weapon. According to Sheriff’s reports, deputies responded to the 7800 block of Valley Vista Avenue in Yucca Valley at 8 p.m. for a report of a disturbance. Arriving deputies discovered that Tristain Atherley, 20, of Yucca Valley, had assaulted a 19-year-old female victim with a knife, resulting in bruising to her face and neck. The victim told deputies that Atherly had slapped her, choked her at knife point, and threatened to kill her. The female victim was transported to Desert Hospital for treatment. Tristain Atherley was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon and booked into the Morongo Basin Jail with his bail set at $50,000.
