Man Accused Of Stabbing Pittsburg Police Officer

PITTSBURG, CA — An officer was stabbed by a suspect in Pittsburg on Monday afternoon while responding to a domestic dispute involving the man and his father, police said. The officer received a minor laceration to his neck area and was treated on scene and at a hospital.

The suspect, identified as 33-year-old Mark Mora, was arrested on suspicion of attempted assault with a deadly weapon on his father, assault with a deadly weapon on the police officer, felony resisting arrest and being under the influence.

Officers were called to the 200 block of Warren Way for a domestic incident, police said in a news release. Family members told police that Mora had attempted to stab his father through a screen door with a knife.

Officers located Mora near the intersection of West 17th Street and Mildred Avenue and instructed him to the drop the knife, but he refused, according to police.

After 10 minutes of trying unsuccessfully to convince Mora to surrender, police said, officers fired a projectile and taser device at him in an effort to disable him. When those failed, a police K9 grabbed hold of Mora's arm and eventually dragged him to the ground.

As officers attempted to put Mora in handcuffs, he allegedly stabbed an officer in the neck with an open blade. Other officers removed the knife and detained him.

Mora was taken to a hospital for treatment and then to County Jail.

By Bay City News Service