Woman arrested, accused of stabbing her father in the abdomen in Lakeside

CRIME & PUBLIC SAFETY

LAKESIDE

After a roughly 90 minute search, deputies in Lakeside found and arrested a parolee suspected of stabbing her father in his stomach, sheriff ’s officials said Tuesday.

The stabbing happened just after 9:40 a.m. in an apartment on Woodside Avenue near Winter Gardens Boulevard, Lt. William Amavisca said.

Sgt. Patrick Fox said the victim called police to report that his 26year-old daughter had stabbed him in his abdomen. He was taken to a hospital, where he was listed in critical but stable condition Tuesday afternoon.

The suspected assailant fled, Amavisca said.

Deputies set up a perimeter, and the department’s helicopter crew joined in the search. Amavisca said the daughter was found about 11:10 a.m.

According to Fox, a person flagged down deputies and directed them toward a large trash bin inside the complex. Deputies found the woman hiding between the trash bin and a concrete wall.

A search of her purse turned up pepper spray and a stun gun. Fox said. She was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and other charges.

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Man, 21, shot in leg in S.D., won’t cooperate with police

SAN DIEGO

A 21-year-old man was shot in his leg Monday afternoon in a resihad dential area of Mount Hope, San Diego police said.

A woman reported the gunfire just before 2:30 p.m., saying a man had been shot on F Street near 42nd and Toyne streets, according to Officer Dino Delimitros. The neighborhood is just west of Interstate 805, between Hilltop Drive and Market Street.

Officers found the victim with a gunshot wound to his left upper thigh and medics took him to a hospital for treatment of a wound that was not considered life threatening, Delimitros said.

The victim was uncooperative with investigators, refusing to provide a statement or any description of his assailant, Delimitros said.

No arrests had been made and no suspects identified as of Monday night, according to Delimitros, who said gang unit detectives were investigating the shooting.

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Deputies arrest man armed with machete in Fallbrook

FALLBROOK

A San Diego County sheriff’s dog helped take down a man accused of threatening strangers with a machete and then leading deputies on a short chase in Fallbrook on Monday afternoon, sheriff ’s officials said.

A 911 caller reported being threatened by a man armed with a machete about 12:15 p.m. on South Mission Road near Rocky Crest Road. The victim also said the man vandalized the windows of his vehicle, sheriff ’s Lt. Arnold Aldana said.

Deputies were trying to contact the suspect at an address on Green Canyon Road — it’s unclear what led them to the man or location — when they got a report that he was back at the original location threatening others.

Deputies drove back in time to spot the suspect drive away. They tried to pull over his white Toyota Tacoma, but he sped off and led deputies on a chase, sheriff ’s Lt. William Amavisca said.

During the pursuit, the man crashed into a tree and ran away.

With a sheriff ’s helicopter overhead, deputies ran after him and found him in the area of Green Briar Lane and Green Briar Drive. They arrested him with the help of a deputy’s dog.

The suspect was taken to a hospital to be evaluated and was expected to be booked into jail on suspicion of brandishing a weapon, vandalism and being under the influence of a controlled substance. The extent of his injuries from the dog bite was unknown, Aldana said.

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2 Camp Pendleton Marines arrested on drug charges

CAMP PENDLETON

Two active-duty Marines stationed at Camp Pendleton were arrested Tuesday morning on a federal grand jury indictment charging one of the Marines and three cidistribution vilians with conspiring to distribute narcotics — including oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl — to civilians and members of the military.

One person who took the drugs suffered a fatal drug overdose in May, prosecutors said.

Lance Cpls. Anthony Ruben Whisenant, 20, and Ryan Douglas White, 22, were expected to make their initial appearances Tuesday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles.

Whisenant is accused of distributing narcotics to fellow Marines, including the one who overdosed. White is charged with being an accessory after the fact for allegedly attempting to hinder the apprehension of Whisenant and an alleged drug supplier from Sylmar named in the indictment.

Whisenant, White and the Marine who died — also a lance corporal — were all assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines.

The 14-count superseding indictment also charges:

• Jordan Nicholas Mccormick, 26, of Palmdale, the lead defendant and the conspiracy’s alleged supplier of LSD, ecstasy, cocaine and oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl to co-conspirators;

• Gustavo Jaciel Solis, 24, of Sylmar, who allegedly distributed Mccormick’s drugs to civilians and military personnel; and

• Jessica Sarah Perez, 23, of Pacoima, who allegedly distributed narcotics, including fentanyl and cocaine, to civilian customers.

On Aug. 11, Solis and Perez were indicted on fentanyl and cocaine charges, and Solis was indicted on firearms-related charges. They have pleaded not guilty and their trial date is scheduled for Oct. 27. Solis is in federal custody and Perez is free on $25,000 bond.

Tuesday’s updated indictment adds Mccormick — who is also in federal custody — Whisenant and White as defendants, in addition to adding charges to the original indictment. According to the indictment, the conspiracy lasted from November through this month and involved multiple sales of fentanyllaced oxycodone to an undercover buyer, often for amounts exceeding $1,000 per buy.

On May 22, Solis sold 10 pills of oxycodone laced with fentanyl to an active-duty Marine who died of a drug overdose in the early morning hours of May 23, the indictment alleges.

In addition to the conspiracy charge, Mccormick, Solis, Whisenant and Perez face substantive charges of distribution of narcotics, including fentanyl. Mccormick and Solis are also charged with possessing firearms in furtherance of drug crimes.

If convicted, Mccormick and Solis would face a sentence of 10 years to life in federal prison, and Whisenant and Perez would each face up to 20 years behind bars. White, if convicted, would face up to 10 years in federal prison.

Staff writer Andrew Dyer contributed to this story.