Felony charges are expected to be filed Tuesday against a 20-year-old man suspected of slashing an El Sobrante resident with a machete during a confrontation at the victim’s home.
Collin Adam Stewart of Riverside was arrested and booked into the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning Thursday on suspicion of attempted murder and mayhem.
Stewart is being held in lieu of $1 million bail.
His case was under review Monday by the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office.
According to sheriff’s Sgt. Patrick Montalvo, in the predawn hours Thursday, Stewart and the victim, whose identity was not disclosed, were involved in an unspecified confrontation at the victim’s property in the 1600 block of Jordana Circle, near McAllister Parkway, in the unincorporated community situated between Lake Mathews and Riverside.
Montalvo alleged Stewart went after the man with a machete, inflicting several wounds.
The victim was able to get to safety and call 911, at which point Stewart fled, the sergeant said.
He said that patrol deputies and paramedics converged on the location within minutes and found the victim with non-life-threatening injuries. He was taken to a Riverside hospital for treatment and is now in recovery.
Relying on the victim’s statements and evidence collected at the scene, detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Stewart, who was taken into custody without incident Thursday afternoon near the intersection of McAllister and La Sierra Avenue.
A possible motive was not disclosed.
Background information on the suspect was unavailable.