California EMT Stabbed in Back During Response

The stabbing led to a five-hour standoff with police


Liberty Zabala, Central Coast News | | Friday, January 11, 2013


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PASO ROBLES, Calif. -- An Emergency Medical Technician was stabbed while on call in Arroyo Grande Tuesday night leading to a five hour stand-off with San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's deputies.
 
38-year-old Thomas Kadota is under arrest for assault with a deadly weapon. He's accused of stabbing an EMT a home on Left Lane in rural Arroyo Grande. Deputies say the suspect called for medical help for his mother just before 10 pm.

Read More: San Luis Ambulance says this is the first stabbing they've ever experienced.





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