Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - South Pasadena detectives staked out and waiting for a man sought in a case arrested another suspect after they witnessed him using a screwdriver to stab a woman May 6.
Detectives were stationed in the 1300 block of Yosemite Drive just after Noon when they witnessed the suspect reach into a vehicle and physically assault a woman, according to the South Pasadena Police Department. A South Pasadena detective approached the vehicle, ordered the man to stop and saw he was armed with a screwdriver and was stabbing the woman. “The detectives on the scene disarmed the male and detained him without further incident until officers from the Los Angeles Police Department arrived and assumed the investigation,” South Pasadena Police said in a written statement. The female victim suffered multiple significant injuries. She was treated at the scene by South Pasadena police detectives and they transported to a hospital for further treatment. Los Angeles resident Francisco Diazsalazar, 40, was taken into custody. Authorities later determined that Diazsalazar and the woman had previously been dating. The suspect detectives originally sought during their stakeout was later arrested. |
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