Churchgoers, Sacramento sheriff’s deputies help man survive Fair Oaks stabbing
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- Sheriff’s deputies and churchgoers aided a stabbing victim in Fair Oaks.
- Deputies arrested a 27-year-old suspect linked to knife threats and assault.
- Suspect remains jailed on $2 million bail, facing two felony assault charges.
Sacramento County sheriff’s deputies arrested a man suspected in a stabbing Thursday night in Fair Oaks where members of a nearby church helped the wounded victim until authorities arrived.
The 27-year-old man was taken into custody the following day after deputies responded to a report of someone with a knife and making threats, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office announced in social media posts.
Thursday’s stabbing was reported about 9:15 p.m. in the 5500 of Dewey Drive near Mercy Court. Sheriff’s officials said a man was stabbed multiple times, and the wounded man staggered into a nearby church.
The churchgoers immediately began to provide aid and called 911, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Deputies arrived at the scene and continued emergency first aid until medics arrived and took the wounded man to a hospital.
Sheriff’s officials said the man survived because of the churchgoers’ and deputies’ quick action.
Early Friday evening, deputies responded to reports of someone with a knife who was making threats in the 6700 block of Madison Avenue, also in Fair Oaks and a few blocks south of where Thursday’s stabbing occurred.
Deputies arrived at the scene and detained a man who matched the description of the suspect from Thursday night’s stabbing.
The stabbing suspect was booked Friday night at the Sacramento County Jail. He remained in custody Saturday with his bail amount set at $2 million. He faces two felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon, jail records show. He’s scheduled to appear for his arraignment Tuesday afternoon in Sacramento Superior Court.
