LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A 23-year-old Kingman, Arizona, man is in custody as police examine after a person was hit within the head with a hammer a number of instances and stabbed.
Trinidad Alonso Meza Garcia faces a second-degree tried homicide cost. He’s within the Mohave County Grownup Detention Heart in Kingman.
The sufferer, who had wounds to his head, chest and abdomen, is at the moment listed in essential situation in a Las Vegas hospital, in accordance with the Mohave County Sheriff’s Workplace (MCSO).
MCSO deputies responded to a report of an assault at about 2:20 a.m. on Monday within the 4700 block of Powell Ave. Officers discovered the sufferer, who was transported to a neighborhood hospital earlier than being taken to Las Vegas for added remedy.
Witnesses advised officers {that a} verbal altercation escalated into an assault. They stated Meza Garcia fled the scene on foot.
Police issued an alert with Meza Garcia’s picture on social media, together with a message that he may be headed for Mexico. An area enterprise reported he had been seen, in accordance with MCSO info. Police went to a residence within the 2400 block of Butler Ave., the place they discovered Meza Garcia and took him into custody with out incident.
Police stated Meza Garcia can also be on an immigration maintain. That is an ongoing investigation.
Kingman is about 105 miles southeast of Las Vegas through U.S. 93.
