Sheriff’s K-9 assists with man’s arrest after knife attack
WHITMORE, Calif. — A man with a felony warrant was arrested after allegedly stabbing another man and vandalizing his vehicle at a trailer park in the unincorporated community of Whitmore Saturday afternoon, Aug. 22.
Although the victim was not seriously injured in the stabbing, which happened at at the Whitmore Trailer Park on the 29000 block of Whitmore Rd, between Big Spring and S. Cow Creek roads, the suspect refused to be taken into custody, leading to the use of a sheriff’s K-9 to assist with his apprehension.
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Deputies were dispatched to the area at 5:42 p.m., after receiving the report of a stabbing, Shasta County Sheriff’s Sgt. Ken Koenen has since said of the incident and arrest.
While responding to the area, deputies were informed that Edward Carlton Sligar Jr., 59, a tenant of the trailer park, stabbed another tenant, William McGrew, 60, in the arm.
Deputies also learned Sligar had a felony bench warrant for his arrest, according to Koenen; who did nnot specify what the warrant was for.
When deputies arrived at the trailer park, Sligar fled into his residence and initially refused deputies’ commands to exit the residence.
“After a few minutes, Sligar returned outside but refused to follow lawful orders by deputies who were attempting to detain him for their safety and investigation of the incident,” explained Koenen.
Because deputies did not know if Sliger was still armed with the knife he reportedly stabbed the victim with or if it or other weapons were within his reach inside his trailer, Koenen said deputies used extreme caution and enlisted help from Sheriff’s K-9 “Fritz”.
“After numerous commands were given, it was apparent Sligar would not comply and began reaching in the area of his waistband,” Koenen described; saying, “K-9 Fritz was deployed and took Sligar into custody.”
After Sligar’s apprehension deputies contacted McGrew and determined he had sustained non-life-threatening lacerations to his arm. Deputies also learned Sligar had vandalized McGrew’s vehicle during the violent encounter.
McGrew was evaluated by paramedics, but declined further medical treatment at the scene, according to Koenen.
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After his arrest, deputies transported Sligar to an area hospital for treatment of injuries he received from K-9 Fritz during his arrest.
“The Sheriff’s Office will be requesting charges of assault with a deadly weapon, resisting arrest, and vandalism to be filed against Sligar,” said Koenen.
Anyone with further information regarding this investigation is encouraged to contact the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office at (530) 2245-6000. Callers can refer to incident file number 20S026035 and can remain anonymous.
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Trevor Montgomery, 48, moved in 2017 to the Intermountain area of Shasta County from Riverside County and runs Riverside County News Source and Shasta County News Source. Additionally, he writes or has written for several other news organizations; including Riverside County based newspapers, Valley News, (the now defunct) Valley Chronicle, Anza Valley Outlook, and Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle; as well as Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County and 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.
Trevor’s assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team, and Personnel/Background Investigations. He finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator and was a court-designated expert in child abuse and child sex-related crimes.
Trevor has been married for more than 29 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and his “fluid family” includes 13 children and 16 grandchildren.
Why did they let him out of jail … stupid