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A man was booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly stabbing an “extended family member” during a birthday party at a home in Anaheim, a police lieutenant said Sunday.
Officers were dispatched about 11 p.m. Saturday to the location in the 1100 block of West Chestnut Street on a report of a stabbing victim inside the residence, said Anaheim police Lt. Bob Dunn.
Paramedics rushed the victim, a man in his 20s, to UCI Medical Center, where he was listed in stable condition, Dunn said.
The suspect, Jesus Escobar, 23, was located hiding in a bush nearby the residence, the police lieutenant said. The Fullerton resident was taken into custody and booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon.
— City News Service