Cabazon stabbing leads to attempted murder arrest

Cabazon stabbing leads to attempted murder arrest
Photo: Scott Scanlon

CABAZON – Deputies arrested a local man on September 2 for attempted murder in connection with a stabbing at a residence.

Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Scott Scanlon, 51, of Cabazon for assault and attempted murder. Then law enforcement booked Scanlon into the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning.

Riverside County sheriffs from the Cabazon station on September 2 responded to a 6:40 a.m. report of an assault on the 49000 block of Mountain View Avenue.

When they arrived, deputies found a 35-year-old male suffering from stab wounds received  in an altercation. As a result, responders transported the victim to a nearby hospital and treated him for his injuries. Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies said an investigation into the incident in ongoing.

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