MERCED COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – A suspect is arrested Friday morning for attempted homicide after an argument over parking at truck stop in Merced County.
Around 9:00 am, Merced County Sheriff’s Deputies were called out on a report of a stabbing at the Petro 2 Truck Stop on Gonzaga Road in Santa Nella.
Deputies arrived to find a victim bleeding from multiple stab wounds to the head, neck, arm, and chest.
The suspect, Kuldeep Sandhu of Sacramento, was covered in blood, and being held down by another person.
Deputies learned that the victim and suspect, who were both truck drivers got into an argument over a parking spot at the gas pumps.
Sandhu produced a ceremonial knife and began stabbing the victim.
The victim was flown to a local hospital in critical condition
Sandhu was arrested and booked into the Merced County Jail on attempted homicide charges.
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