LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – A Lucerne resident has been arrested for allegedly stabbing a man during an Oct. 12 fight.
Jason Michael Arreaga, 28, was in Lake County Superior Court for arraignment on Wednesday afternoon, according to Chief Deputy District Attorney Richard Hinchcliff.
Arreaga is charged with assault with a deadly weapon and assault causing serious bodily injury, Hinchcliff said.
Arreaga was arrested on Sunday morning in connection to the assault the night before on 37-year-old James Martin, an out-of-county resident, Hinchcliff said.
The incident occurred at the Driftwood Lounge, located at 6914 E. Highway 20 in Lucerne, at around 10 p.m. last Saturday, as Lake County News has reported.
Hinchcliff said the men appeared to have been in a verbal argument that escalated into a physical fight, at which point Martin was stabbed.
Late on the night of the stabbing, another man, Donald Russell Duggan, 57, of Lucerne, was arrested in connection to the case. However, Hinchcliff said Duggan isn't being charged at this point.
“I don't think there is sufficient evidence,” Hinchcliff said.
Jail records showed that Duggan has been released from custody.
On Wednesday defense attorney Tom Quinn was appointed to represent Arreaga, who Hinchcliff said is scheduled to return to court next week for appearance of counsel and entry of plea.
Arreaga remains in custody with bail set at $75,000, according to jail records.
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