A suspect was arrested after a stabbing left a restaurant worker hospitalized near the Santa Monica Pier.
The suspect was identified as Malvin Walker, 24, according to the Santa Monica Police Department.
On Aug. 31, police responded to a stabbing outside of a restaurant on the 1600 block of Ocean Front Walk just before 5 p.m.
Officers found the male victim had been stabbed several times by the assailant. He was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening wounds. The suspect fled the scene before police arrived.
Witnesses said the victim was an employee at Pier Pizza and Subs and was on his lunch break when he was attacked from behind. The assault occurred at the top of a pedestrian staircase connecting Ocean Front Walk to Appian Way.
Following an investigation, on Sept. 3, officers identified Walker as the suspect and located him on the 1800 block of Ocean Front Walk where he was taken into custody.
He was arrested for attempted murder and was also booked on unrelated charges, including felony vandalism and a $51,000 warrant for battery. He remains in police custody. Authorities did not release his booking photo.
Anyone who witnessed the stabbing or has information on the case is urged to contact Detective Isaac Reyes at [email protected] or the Santa Monica Police Watch Commander at 310-458-8427.
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