Woman stabbed, escapes moving vehicle; CHP arrests Salinas man
By Ricardo Tovar
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MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KSBW) — The California Highway Patrol said a man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a woman who escaped from a moving vehicle.
CHP said it received a 911 call just after midnight Sunday from a woman who reported she had been stabbed while riding in a vehicle traveling north on Highway 101 near the Boronda Road off-ramp. She told dispatchers she escaped the moving vehicle while being attacked.
CHP officers and Salinas police found the injured woman and requested emergency medical assistance. Paramedics took her to Natividad Medical Center for treatment of multiple stab wounds.
The suspect vehicle was later identified as a black 2017 Kia Sorento registered to Evelio Ramirez Ruiz, 19, of Salinas.
Ruiz had been arrested earlier that morning by Salinas police in an unrelated matter and was booked into Monterey County Jail, CHP said.
CHP said Ruiz was linked to the stabbing and was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, false imprisonment, attempted kidnapping and aggravated mayhem.
His bail was set at $2,240,000, per the Monterey County Jail portal.
“This was a violent and disturbing attack, and the victim’s actions likely saved her life,” said CHP Capt. Eric Zivic. “Our detectives worked quickly and collaboratively with our law enforcement partners to identify and arrest the suspect. We remain committed to holding offenders accountable and protecting the safety of our communities.”
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