A Peninsula man is being held on multiple charges after he allegedly attacked his brother and escaped a hospital following his arrest over the weekend, police said.
According to San Mateo police, officers were called to a home on the 600 block of Magnolia Drive around 12:35 p.m. on Sunday following a report of a fight between a person armed with a knife and another person armed with a gun. Police learned that the fight was between brothers, one of whom left the scene and returned.When police arrived, they detained one of the brothers on the front lawn and found a gun in his vehicle.
During processing at the San Mateo Police Department, officers said they located narcotics and he feigned being ill, prompting a response by paramedics. He was then taken to the San Mateo Medical Center, when he escaped custody.'While being transferred from the gurney to a hospital bed, once unrestrained, Macarthur sprang up and fled the hospital grounds, as officers gave chase,' police said in a statement.Officers eventually located Macarthur on the roof of nearby home.
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