Machete Attack In Local Public Park Ends In 17 Stitches, Arrest: Santa Rosa Police

SONOMA COUNTY, CA — A machete attack left a 54-year-old man needing 17 stitches in his cheek after a dispute in a park, according to Santa Rosa police.

Police responded to reports of a stabbing at about 8:27 p.m. on Wednesday.

The man suspected in the attack was still at the Southwest Community Park in Santa Rosa when police arrived.

A group had been preparing food in the parking lot when a man approached and allegedly asked for drugs, police said.

After the victim refused, he felt an object strike his back and right shoulder.

As the victim turned toward Granados, Granados struck his face with an object the victim described as a sword, police said.

Officers found a large gash on the victim’s right cheek but no injuries to his body. A local hospital treated the wound, which required 17 sutures.

Granados also received treatment at a local hospital before police booked him into Sonoma County Jail on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, assault likely to cause great bodily injury, mayhem, probation violation, and possession of drug paraphernalia.