Overview
- LASD says a 35-year-old man was arrested in the Monday stabbing near Newhall Ranch Road and Rye Canyon Road outside a Home Depot.
- The suspect has not been publicly identified and charges were not announced, with a court appearance scheduled for Wednesday.
- Victim Leon Hernandez, 39, underwent hand surgery at Henry Mayo after being slashed and is expected to make a full recovery in about six weeks.
- Bystander video shows the assailant raise what appears to be a knife during a roadside confrontation involving a sedan and a pickup marked "True Home Renovations."
- Deputies, firefighters and paramedics responded within minutes; Hernandez was located about two miles away near McBean Parkway and Baywood Lane, and the suspect was detained about a mile from the scene.