YUCCA VALLEY MAN HELD FOR FELONY CHILD CRUELTY
A Yucca Valley man is behind bars after a neighbor heard him beating a child. About 11:45 Friday morning, a neighbor called the Sheriff’s department to report that Travis Dyott, 32, of the 58600 block of Barron Drive, was beating a child. According to the Sheriff’s report, the neighbor stated the child is beat all the time but this time it sounded really bad. The deputy’s report states that Dyott hit and choked the child, causing redness to the face and a scratch on the neck. Travis Dyott was arrested for investigation of felony child cruelty causing possible injury or death. Travis Dyott was booked at the Morongo Basin Jail with his bail set at $100,000.