Anaheim police Wednesday asked for the public’s help in tracking down a fourth suspect in the stabbing of a man who confronted a group of graffiti vandals.
Jacob Antonio Weiss, 22, of Anaheim, is wanted on an arrest warrant in connection with the July 26 attack, Anaheim police Sgt. Daron Wyatt said.
The 51-year-old victim, who was stabbed in the 100 block of South Stinson Street about 9:30 p.m., suffered a “life-altering injury,” Wyatt said, but could not be more specific about the man’s injuries.
Three men suspected in the attack are jailed.
Fernando Zaraterojo, 26, of Buena Park, is charged with attempted murder, aggravated mayhem, assault with a deadly weapon or force likely to produce great bodily injury, street terrorism and vandalism, all felonies. He also faces sentence-enhancing allegations of premeditation and deliberation in the attempted murder and gang activity.
Alfredo Gabriel Villegas, 25, of Los Alamitos, and Andrew Steven Morales, 25, of Anaheim, are charged with attempted murder, aggravated mayhem, assault with a deadly weapon or force likely to produce great bodily injury and street terrorism. They also face sentencing enhancements of premeditation and deliberation as well as gang activity.
Zaraterojo is being held in lieu of $1,015,000 bail, and Villegas and Morales on $1 million bail.
The victim was driving when he saw vandals painting graffiti on an apartment and got out of his pickup truck to intervene, Anaheim police Sgt. Jonathan Yepes said.
He was stabbed multiple times and beaten, the sergeant said, and was transported to UCI Medical Center in Orange in critical condition.
Police asked anyone with information about the fugitive suspect’s whereabouts to call Orange County Crime Stoppers, which accepts anonymous tips, at (855) TIP-OCCS.
— Wire reports