Man accused of fatally stabbing 4 people and wounding 2 others in a crime spree that spanned 2 Southern California cities is a documented gang member, police said.
in a crime spree Wednesday that spanned two hours and two Southern California cities is a documented gang member, police said Thursday.
Castaneda, who was arrested near a Santa Ana 7-Eleven where a security guard was fatally stabbed, was combative with police Wednesday night, Whitney said. Garden Grove Police Chief Tom DaRé said that without the work of the police and the undercover detectives who spotted the suspect’s car at the 7-Eleven, more people would have been attacked or killed in the"chaotic event."
This photo shows a booking mug shot of Zachary Castaneda posted outside of the Garden Grove Police Department headquarters in Garden Grove, Calif., Thursday, on Aug. 8, 2019.Online court records show Castaneda pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance while armed with a firearm, possession of an assault weapon and other counts in May 2014.
Undercover officers found the suspect’s Mercedes at the Santa Ana 7-Eleven, saw Castaneda outside the store with a knife and the security guard’s gun, ordered him to drop the weapons and then arrested the man, Whitney said.
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