SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Sacramento Police say an Elk Grove man has been arrested in the Spencer Stone stabbing case.
At a press conference early Wednesday afternoon, police announced that 28-year-old James Tran was the man arrested. Tran was arrested after his car was stopped by police Wednesday morning. He was taken into custody without incident.
READ MORE: California Requires Healthcare Workers To Be Fully Vaccinated By End Of SeptemberDetectives believe it was Tran who circled behind Stone and stabbed him in the Oct. 8 incident. Tran is not believed to be the man seen hitting a woman, the incident the sparked the altercation.
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Police say Tran has a criminal history and didn’t know Stone.
READ MORE: Police Searching For 2 Accused Of Using Stolen Credit Card In Sacramento AreaStone was one of three Sacramento natives who helped stop a suspected terror attack on a French train. An active serviceman in the U.S. Air Force, Stone was promoted from airman first class to staff sergeant last week.
Tran is now facing a charge of attempted homicide.
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