Kings Deputies arrest suspect on charges of attempted homicide and assault

The Sheriff’s Office Detective Division was called out to assist in the investigation.

The victim told authorities he had been involved in an argument with a female earlier in the evening. Shortly after the argument, the victim was in his bedroom when he heard a knock on the bedroom door. Upon opening the door, the deputies say reported that the boyfriend of the female he had previously argued with, stabbed him. Deputies identified the suspected assailant as Luis Villegas.

Villegas accused the victim of “messing” with his girlfriend. According to the sheriff’s report, he also told the victim he was going to kill him, and he stabbed the victim again.

The victim then retrieved his own knife from inside the bedroom. Deputies report that when Villegas spotted the victim holding a knife, he fled the residence. The suspect was located a short time later by deputies and detained.

The victim sustained several stab wounds to the upper torso and was transported to a local hospital where he was treated for non-life threating injuries.

Deputies booked Villegas into the Kings County Jail on the charges of attempted homicide and assault with a deadly weapon. Bail was set at $525,000.

The sheriff’s department asks that should anyone have further information regarding this incident to please contact Kings County Sheriff Detective Vierra at 559-852-2807.