Fight at Palm Desert Library vote center; one man arrested
Gavin Nguyen
PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – One person was arrested after a fight at a Palm Desert Library voting center on Election Day.
The incident was first reported just after 10:05 a.m. on the 73000 block of Fred Waring Drive.
Deputies said they were called to respond to a person involved in a verbal altercation with employees at the location and that battery had occurred.
News Channel 3 crews on scene witnessed an older man yelling in line, complaining about how long it was taking to vote. After he voted, he told others waiting in line that it was going to take them too long.
The man then pushed one of the voters with a prosthetic leg who was waiting in line to vote.
Police said there were no injuries reported.
Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies arrested the man, identified as a 68-year-old from Palm Desert.
The man was booked into the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio. He faces charges of battery and interference at a polling location.
This comes as voters make their way to the polls across the Coachella Valley to vote on Proposition 50.
News Channel 3 will have continuing live coverage from valley voting centers throughout the day. Stay with us for the latest.