Crime & Safety
La Quinta Man Jailed in Connection to Stabbing Attack
Sean Edward Patton is accused of stabbing another man in the back "several times" during a fight in Coachella, sheriff's officials said.
A La Quinta man who is suspected of stabbing someone in the back after they got into a fight was behind bars Thursday.
22-year-old Sean Edward Patton was locked up in the Indio jail following his Wednesday arrest, jail records indicate.
Patton was arrested in connection with the attack that occurred about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday in a home in the 84700 block of Avenue 52, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
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"During the altercation, the suspect stabbed the victim on the back and fled prior to officers arriving," a sheriff's department press release said.
However, Patton apparently had a change of heart and returned to the location Wednesday morning, where he surrendered to investigators, the release indicated.
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He was booked on assault with a deadly weapon charges.
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