Crime · Merced, CA
Woman Arrested for Stabbing Outside Merced Gas Station
A 45-year-old Merced woman was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly stabbing a 29-year-old woman multiple times in the parking lot of a gas station on Highway 140 in Merced, according to the Merced County Sheriff's Office. Deputies responded at approximately 5:30 p.m. Saturday and determined the two women had been involved in a physical altercation before the suspect drew a knife. The victim's wounds were not considered life-threatening. A second person, 47-year-old Isaac Diaz, was also arrested during the investigation for violating a domestic violence restraining order.