Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Son Charged In San Clemente Stabbing

SAN CLEMENTE, CA — An argument over trash cans led to potentially fatal consequences in San Clemente in June. The Orange County District Attorney's Office reports that a San Clemente man, the son of basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, is charged with multiple felonies for repeatedly stabbing his neighbor following an argument over bringing in the trash.

Adam Abdul Jabbar, 28, of San Clemente, is charged with three felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon, one felony count of carrying a dirk or dagger, and three enhancements of inflicting great bodily injury in connection with the June 9 attack.

He faces a maximum sentence of nine years and eight months in state prison if convicted on all counts.

A 60-year-old victim, identified as Ray Winsor by local media, self-transported to the hospital after the attack, according to ABC7. He suffered a fractured skull, among other injuries, the Orange County District Attorney's Office reported.

Winsor, and other neighbors, told ABC7 that the June 9 incident was "shocking and out of character" for Abdul-Jabbar.

The trash can discussion between neighbors has gone on for several months, according to reports.

"I get on him because the lady he takes care of is 83-years-old and he never helps her with the trash cans," Winsor told ABC7.

On the night in question, an argument escalated, and Adam Abdul Jabbar first verbally threatened, then stabbed Winsor multiple times with a large hunting knife, The OCDA's Office says.

The neighbor was stabbed in the back of the head, causing a fractured skull and a brain bleed, according to the OCDA's office.

Winsor's wife drove him to the hospital, where he collapsed in front of the emergency room.

"A dispute between neighbors should never escalate to violence, much less the ruthless nature of this attack," said Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer. "Violence of any kind will not be tolerated in Orange County, and those who choose to inflict violence on others will be prosecuted by the Orange County District Attorney's Office to the fullest extent of the law."

Adam Abdul-Jabbar was released on $25,000 bail, and is scheduled to be arraigned on September 9 at the Harbor Justice Center in Department H9.