A Yucca Valley man has been arrested twice in two weeks, both times for suspicion of assaulting San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Deputies.
On September 4, a Deputy responded to a call of a man walking northbound in lanes of traffic on Sage Ave near Carlyle Drive in Yucca Valley. Sheriffs identified the man as Charles Pritchett, a 36 year-old resident of Yucca Valley, and report that when the deputy approached him, a fled. A foot pursuit ensued, during which Sheriffs say that Pritchett turned around and assaulted the Deputy. Pritchett was arrested on suspicion of Resisting an Executive Officer, and was admitted to a hospital for an unrelated issue.
Pritchett was released on supervision, and on Monday (September 12), deputies received a report that Pritchett was walking in the wash behind a McDonalds in Yucca Valley.
Deputies report that when they approached Pritchett, he once again fled, initiating another foot pursuit during which Pritchett again assaulted a Deputy. Deputies used force to restrain Charles Pritchett, who was again arrested for Resisting an Executive Officer. Pritchett was booked into West Valley Detention Center, where he is being held without bail owing to his violation of his Post-Release Community Supervision.
