Alleged Napa trespasser stabs house owner. Home-owner stabs again

In a shocking reversal of fortune, a 61-year-old man who was stabbed exterior his Napa County house 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 line with the Napa County Sheriff’s Workplace.

Sheriff’s spokesman Henry Wofford stated the sufferer had gone out to verify a circuit breaker after the ability went out in his residence. Whereas exterior, the person encountered a stranger, later recognized as Andrew Dixon, 33, standing on his property. The boys had by no means met earlier than, Wofford stated.

When the sufferer confronted Dixon for trespassing, officers stated, Dixon responded by pulling out a knife and stabbing the sufferer within the again. The 2 received in a battle, 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 line with Wofford.

“You’ve gotten a fight-or-flight-type character,” Wofford stated. “This individual was a battle character.”

Andrew Kenneth Dixon was arrested on suspicion of tried homicide.

(Napa County Sheriff’s Workplace)

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 Middle 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 expenses had but to be submitted Monday to the Napa County district legal professional’s workplace, stated spokesman Carlos Villatoro.

After surviving the assault, the person was launched from the hospital, Wofford stated.

“This story has a contented ending,” Wofford stated. “Not all of them finish this manner.”