A San Bernardino County resident suspected of stabbing a Murrieta man during a street confrontation on Halloween is behind bars, following a nearly weeklong search.
Matthew John McMahon, 35, of Yermo was arrested and booked into the Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta Thursday, Nov. 6 on suspicion of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon. McMahon is being held in lieu of $1 million bail.
According to the Murrieta Police Department, the suspect had been the subject of a manhunt since Oct. 31, when he allegedly attacked a man at the intersection of Margarita and Torrey Pines roads.
Capt. Jeremy Durrant said that just before 11 p.m., there was an unspecified confrontation between McMahon and the victim, whose identity was not disclosed.
Durrant said that the suspect allegedly inflicted “multiple stab wounds … before fleeing the scene.”
Several witnesses called 911, and patrol officers and Murrieta Fire & Rescue paramedics reached the location within minutes.
“Despite an exhaustive search, the suspect was not located,” the captain said.
The victim was taken to a regional trauma center for treatment and was still in recovery Friday. There was no word on his prognosis.
Durrant said detectives ran down leads that soon pointed to McMahon as the alleged assailant, and on Thursday afternoon, he was apprehended without incident on East Williams Street in Yermo.
Background information on the suspect was unavailable.
