A 22-year-old man who had just been released from jail Thursday was behind bars again Friday on suspicion of killing a man in Stanton.
Charles Mathew Swanson was booked on suspicion of killing 45-year-old transient Joshua Lee Long, according to Orange County sheriff’s deputies.
Several 911 calls rolled in about 6:15 p.m. Thursday regarding a knife-wielding man chasing another man near Beach Boulevard and Chapman Avenue, deputies said.
Long was found on scene with serious injuries and rushed to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead, deputies said. Witnesses gave investigators a license plate number and description of the suspect, which led deputies to Swanson, who led them on a chase that ended when the suspect crashed into another car.
Investigators do not know what connection, if any, the suspect and victim have. There is also no known motive for the attack.
Swanson was booked into Orange County Jail on Sept. 9 and released Sept. 19, according to jail records. He was booked again into jail on Wednesday and released Thursday, according to jail records.
Anyone with information was asked to call investigators at 714-647-7000. Orange County Crime Stoppers will accept anonymous tips at 855-TIP-OCCS.