A 20-year-old man accused of slashing an El Sobrante resident with a machete during a confrontation at the victim’s home was charged Tuesday with attempted murder and other offenses.
Collin Adam Stewart of Riverside was arrested Thursday following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation.
Along with attempted murder, Stewart is charged with mayhem and a sentence-enhancing allegation of inflicting great bodily injury with a deadly weapon.
The defendant, who is being held in lieu of $1 million bail at the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning, was slated to make his initial court appearance Tuesday afternoon at the Riverside Hall of Justice.
According to sheriff’s Sgt. Patrick Montalvo, in the predawn hours Thursday, Stewart and the victim, whose identity was not disclosed, were involved in an unspecified confrontation at the man’s property in the 1600 block of Jordana Circle, near McAllister Parkway, in the unincorporated community situated between Lake Mathews and Riverside.
Montalvo alleged Stewart went after the man with a machete, inflicting several wounds. The victim was able to get to safety and call 911, at which point Stewart fled, the sergeant said.
He said patrol deputies and paramedics converged on the location within minutes and found the victim with non-life-threatening injuries. He was taken to a Riverside hospital for treatment and is now in recovery.
Relying on the victim’s statements and evidence collected at the scene, detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Stewart, who was taken into custody without incident late Thursday afternoon near the intersection of McAllister and La Sierra Avenue.
A possible motive was not disclosed.
The defendant has no documented prior felony convictions in Riverside County.