Felony charges are expected to be filed Tuesday against a man suspected of stabbing an 81-year-old Banning resident during an attack at the victim’s home.
Freddy Armando Ochoa, 27, of Banning was arrested and booked into the Robert Presley Jail in Riverside on Friday on suspicion of attempted murder. He was being held in lieu of $1 million bail.
According to Banning police spokeswoman Sol Avila, about 10 a.m. Friday, Ochoa was involved in an unspecified confrontation with the victim, whose identity was not disclosed, at the house in the 400 block of Drury Lane, near Nicolet Street.
Ochoa allegedly pulled a knife and stabbed the senior in the upper body several times, investigators said.
Witnesses called 911, and patrol officers reached the location within a few minutes, locating the victim outside the residence, bleeding, according to Avila.
“The victim was transported to a local hospital for additional medical treatment,” she said. “The victim’s injuries were not life-threatening.”
Officers immediately learned the identity of the alleged assailant and went looking for him, Avila said.
She said he was spotted moments later and taken into custody. However, “while preparing to transport Ochoa to a local jail facility for booking process, Ochoa attempted several times to escape custody by running away from officers,” according to the police spokeswoman.
His alleged escape attempts were unsuccessful.
No background information was available on the suspect.