Man Faces Deadly Weapon Charge After Violent Attack With Stick In SMC: Police

SAN MATEO, CA — A heated verbal dispute escalated when one man bludgeoned another with a stick Saturday evening in San Mateo, police said.

San Mateo Police Department officers said ther were called to the 300 block of S. Humboldt Street around 6:26 p.m. on Saturday.

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Officers said they detained 39-year-old Elio Argueta Benitez after witnesses claimed an argument, which started over an unknown conflict, exploded into violence when Benitez grabbed a stick and struck the man he was arguing with in the head.

The blow inflicted a visible injury, and Benitez was arrested and booked for assault with a deadly weapon, police said. The victim received medical attention at the scene but refused further treatment.