INDIO, CA — A 35-year-old man accused of hurling glass bottles during a melee at a Palm Springs pool party, injuring four women and two men, is slated to be arraigned next week.
Milad Thamer Youssef of El Cajon was arrested last month following a Palm Springs Police Department investigation.
Youssef is charged with six counts of assault with a deadly weapon, with sentence-enhancing great bodily injury allegations.
The defendant, who is being held in lieu of $60,000 bail at the Benoit Detention Center, is due for arraignment Tuesday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio.
According to police, at 1:30 a.m. Aug. 9, a fight erupted during the Splash House music celebration at the Palm Springs Air Museum on Gene Autry Trail.
Youssef was in the thick of it, and during the altercation, he allegedly retrieved glass bottles at poolside and hurled them at attendees, police said.
It was unclear whether he was aiming at anyone in particular. Court papers identified the victims only by their initials, with the four women listed as "A.C.," "I.A.," "N.G." and "S.P.," while the two male victims were identified as "A.P." and "D.G."
Officers assigned to work security at the venue were immediately summoned, but by the time they reached the scene the defendant had allegedly fled, according to the police department.
The victims were either treated on-site by paramedics, or taken to nearby Desert Regional Medical Center for evaluation and treatment. Their injuries were generally described as minor and all stemming from contact with broken glass.
Youssef turned himself in to investigators five days later and was booked into jail. Prosecutors filed a criminal complaint against him last week.
He has no documented prior felony convictions in Riverside County.
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