‘Extremely violent attack’: 19-year-old arrested after Westminster pool hall stabbing

A 19-year-old man was arrested following a stabbing exterior a Westminster pool corridor final weekend.

Round 2:15 p.m. March 12, officers have been notified a couple of stabbing that occurred at Worldwide Billiards, positioned at 6328 Westminster Blvd., the Westminster Police Division mentioned in a information launch.

The stabbing occurred within the car parking zone about 1 a.m., and a person had already been transported to a neighborhood trauma heart.

Officers discovered the sufferer was stabbed within the stomach, left arm and head after being concerned in a bodily altercation with one other man. He’s anticipated to outlive his accidents, police informed KTLA Friday.

In the course of the combat, the suspect produced a folding pocket knife and brutally stabbed the sufferer a number of instances, police mentioned.

Detectives started an investigation into the assault Wednesday and recognized 19-year-old James Hamilton as the one who stabbed the sufferer, in accordance with the division.

On Thursday, detectives positioned Hamilton at his residence in Huntington Seashore and took him into custody.

Hamilton was booked into the Orange County Jail on suspicion of assault with a lethal weapon.

“This was greater than a combat, it was an especially violent assault,” Deputy Chief Cameron Knauerhaze mentioned in a written assertion. “Our detectives are acquainted with the placement and I’m happy they have been in a position to put this case collectively, particularly as a result of uncooperative enterprise and witnesses concerned.”

Detectives urge anybody who witnessed the crime or has further data to contact the Westminster Police Division at 714-548- 3212, or Orange County Crime Stoppers at 1-855-TIP-OCCS or by logging on to www.occrimestoppers.org. Callers can stay nameless.