Sacramento stabbing suspect arrested after a barricade situation

Daniel MachtSACRAMENTO, Calif. —

A man suspected of stabbing a woman was arrested following a barricade situation early Saturday, Sacramento police said.

Police said officers responded to a stabbing report before 12:34 a.m. in the 1100 block of 9th Street, and found a woman with minor injuries. She was taken to a hospital.

Police said they began looking for a named suspect in the building and found him barricaded in his apartment.

After several hours of attempting to get him to surrender, officers forced entry into the apartment at 4:45 a.m. and took him into custody.

He was taken to a hospital after being bitten by another agency’s K-9 during the apprehension, police said.

Police said he was in the process of being booked into jail.

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