In a shocking reversal of fortune, a 61-year-old man who was stabbed outdoors his Napa County residence defended himself by taking the knife out and stabbing his assailant again, police say.
The stabbing was reported round 9 a.m. Saturday within the 5200 block of Silverado Path, in response to the Napa County Sheriff’s Workplace.
Sheriff’s spokesman Henry Wofford mentioned the sufferer had gone out to examine a circuit breaker after the facility went out in his residence. Whereas outdoors, the person encountered a stranger, later recognized as Andrew Dixon, 33, standing on his property. The lads had by no means met earlier than, Wofford mentioned.
When the sufferer confronted Dixon for trespassing, officers mentioned, Dixon responded by pulling out a knife and stabbing the sufferer within the again. The 2 bought in a combat, and because the pair wrestled, the 61-year-old man pulled the knife out from his again and used it to stab Dixon within the torso proper beneath his chest, in response to Wofford.
“You might have a fight-or-flight-type character,” Wofford mentioned. “This individual was a combat character.”
The stabbing introduced Dixon to his knees and he remained subdued till authorities arrived. Each males have been taken to Windfall Queen of the Valley Medical Heart with non-life-threatening accidents.
Dixon was discharged from the hospital Saturday and booked into Napa County jail on suspicion of tried homicide, elder abuse and assault with a lethal weapon. He stays in custody with out bail, although fees had but to be submitted Monday to the Napa County district lawyer’s workplace, mentioned spokesman Carlos Villatoro.
After surviving the assault, the person was launched from the hospital, Wofford mentioned.
“This story has a contented ending,” Wofford mentioned. “Not all of them finish this manner.”
