REDDING: One transient arrested, another hospitalized, after stabbing at South City Park

REDDING — A transient from Washington was arrested after officials say he stabbed a Redding transient at a park Thursday evening, June 28. Authorities say the incident happened at South City Park, adjacent to Redding Library, at 1250 Parkview Ave.

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Redding police officers and other emergency first responders were dispatched to the park about 5:13 p.m., after receiving reports of a fight and stabbing that had just occurred, who Redding Police Corporal Jeff Schmidt explained after the incident.

When officers arrived witnesses directed them to the victim, later identified as 37-year-old, Brent Serrano.

Serrano had a laceration to his right knee and told investigating officers he had been stabbed during a fight with another transient. Serrano directed officers to the alleged suspect, 40-year-old, Edward Russell, who was still in the area.

“The investigation revealed Russell was harassing and attempting to fight with transients in the park,” Schmidt described, saying, “A verbal altercation broke out between Russell and another unidentified transient.”

When Serrano tried to intervene and mediate the argument, Russell directed his attack on him. Russell then grabbed a stick from the victim, which he uses to aid himself while walking, according to the Cpl. As the two men struggled over the stick, both subjects fell to the ground where the fight continued.

At some point as the two men grappled on the ground, officials say Russell stabbed Serrano.

“Several transients were in the park at the time of the incident,” Schmidt explained. In spite of witnessing the incident, most were uncooperative with the investigation and refused to provide statements to the officers.

Although officials later described Serrano’s injuries as minor, he was transported by ground ambulance to an area hospital for further treatment.

Russell was booked into the Shasta County Jail in Redding early the following morning for assault with a deadly weapon. He remains in custody, held on $25,000 bail.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation or who witnessed the reported altercation is encouraged to contact Redding PD at (530) 225-4200. Callers can refer to incident file number 18-46204 and can remain anonymous.

 

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Trevor Montgomery, 46, recently moved to Shasta County from Riverside County and runs Riverside County News Source and Shasta County News Source. Additionally, he writes for several other news organizations, including Riverside County based newspapers, Valley News, The Valley Chronicle and Anza Valley Outlook, as well as Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County and The Mountain Echo in Shasta County.

Trevor spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg, breaking his back and suffering both spinal cord and brain injuries in an off-duty accident. (Click here to see segment of Discovery Channel documentary of Trevor’s accident.)

During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations, including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center and Lake Elsinore Station, along with other locations.