Man and Woman Stabbed by Acquaintance in La Costa

A 38-year-old man was in custody today on suspicion of stabbing two people in Carlsbad, police said.

Kevin Rachford was arrested on suspicion of one count of assault with a deadly weapon in connection with the stabbings in the 6400 block of Terraza Portico late Sunday night, Carlsbad police Lt. Pete Pascual said.

When officers arrived at the scene around 11 p.m. they found a male and a female with stab wounds, and learned from witnesses that the assailant fled on foot, Pascual said.

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