Man arrested when altercation ends in stabbing on East Side Man was taken to the hospital in stable condition
One man was taken to the hospital and another man was detained following a stabbing on the East Side on Thursday night. (KSAT)
SAN ANTONIO – One man was taken to a hospital and another man was arrested following a stabbing on the East Side on Thursday night.
San Antonio police said the stabbing stemmed from an altercation between two men before 10:30 p.m. at a house in the 300 block of Rice Road.
A 31-year-old man punched a 51-year-old man in the face and then stabbed him in the torso, police said. The victim went outside to the street to call for help.
Paramedics arrived and he was transported to the hospital in stable condition. The suspect, who was not identified, was still in the house and was taken into custody without incident.
He is facing charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and failure to identify to a police officer with a Texas warrant, police said.
The investigation is ongoing.
Read also:
Copyright 2023 by KSAT - All rights reserved.
About the Author Rebecca Salinas headshot
Rebecca Salinas is an Executive Producer at KSAT 12 News. A San Antonio native, Rebecca is an award-winning journalist who joined KSAT in 2019.
What we know so far about the Comal County high school shooting ▶ 1:53
What we know so far about the Comal County high school shooting
JCB plant in San Antonio set to be the largest worldwide ▶ 0:56
JCB plant in San Antonio set to be the largest worldwide
What we know about the shooting at Hill Country College Prep HS ▶ 1:28
What we know about the shooting at Hill Country College Prep HS
15 year old student shoots a teacher then takes his own life ▶ 1:56
15 year old student shoots a teacher then takes his own life
No active threat on campus at Hill Country Prep High School in Bulverde ▶ 1:22
No active threat on campus at Hill Country Prep High School in Bulverde
City of San Antonio says Ackerman Road dip under Kirby’s jurisdiction ▶ 1:26
City of San Antonio says Ackerman Road dip under Kirby’s jurisdiction
Atascosa County fire seems like a bad case of déjà vu ▶ 1:28
Atascosa County fire seems like a bad case of déjà vu
New SNAP restrictions affecting some stores ▶ 1:05
New SNAP restrictions affecting some stores
Proposed border wall threatens prehistoric cave art ▶ 1:10
Proposed border wall threatens prehistoric cave art
Adam Caskey has your Weather Authority cold front forecast ▶ 0:12
Adam Caskey has your Weather Authority cold front forecast
Hundreds of millions of dollars lost each year to scams at crypto ATMs ▶ 0:41
Hundreds of millions of dollars lost each year to scams at crypto ATMs
Bank teller and police officer help stop a scam ▶ 1:29
Bank teller and police officer help stop a scam
Family of Matthew Guerra reacts to guilty verdict ▶ 0:20
Family of Matthew Guerra reacts to guilty verdict
Family reacts to guilty verdict in Christopher Preciado trial ▶ 1:03
Family reacts to guilty verdict in Christopher Preciado trial
Verdict reached in Christopher Preciado capital murder trial ▶ 0:56
Verdict reached in Christopher Preciado capital murder trial
Castle Hills police department says the armed suspect shot this morning has died ▶ 0:26
Castle Hills police department says the armed suspect shot this morning has died
How to find accurate TSA wait times at airports around the country ▶ 1:27
How to find accurate TSA wait times at airports around the country
Records show New Braunfels ISD pulling, restricting more books than it has publicly listed ▶ 2:13
Records show New Braunfels ISD pulling, restricting more books than it has publicly listed
Residents hope to stave off light pollution caused by rapid growth of nearby San Antonio ▶ 1:15
Residents hope to stave off light pollution caused by rapid growth of nearby San Antonio
74 year old woman hit crossing South General McMullen ▶ 1:36
74 year old woman hit crossing South General McMullen
Lake Placid and Lake McQueeney are coming back after sitting empty ▶ 2:19
Lake Placid and Lake McQueeney are coming back after sitting empty
New emissions test could cost Bexar County vehicle owners ▶ 0:37
New emissions test could cost Bexar County vehicle owners
Victims’ families sound off on Bexar County DA after accused double murderer gets 50-year sentence ▶ 0:40
Victims’ families sound off on Bexar County DA after accused double murderer gets 50-year sentence
San Antonio attorney admits stealing over half a million dollars from children's inheritance. ▶ 0:33
San Antonio attorney admits stealing over half a million dollars from children's inheritance.
Watch 'Dangerous Lessons' Monday at 9 pm ▶ 0:36
Watch 'Dangerous Lessons' Monday at 9 pm
Previous photo Next photo