A Jurupa Valley man facing mayhem charges, suspected of cutting off another man’s hand with a sword, is free after posting bail, the Riverside Police Department reported Saturday.
Officers responded about 10 p.m. May 13 to a report of a severed hand found on the sidewalk near Fifth Street and Fairmont Boulevard, police said.
A man in his 60s checked into a hospital missing a hand around the same time, claiming someone with a sword cut it off, according to Riverside police Officer Ryan Railsback.
Detectives located and arrested 38-year-old Daniel Dillard of Jurupa Valley Tuesday, Railsback said. Dillard was booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center for suspicion of mayhem and released the next day on $55,000 bail.
Investigators believe there were witnesses to the attack who have not yet come forward and would like them or anyone with information to contact Det. Melissa Brazil at 951-353-7213 or MBrazil@RiversideCA.gov, or Detective Dane Wilkinson at 951-353-7137 or DWilkinson@RiversideCA.gov.