Man Arrested After Saturday Night Stabbing

A man was arrested late Saturday night after Newark police found that a person had been stabbed, police said.

As of Monday, the victim was still recovering from the incident after having undergone surgery, according to Commander Robert Douglas of the .

Police were called to Olive Street and Graham Avenue just after 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 27, to a call that was first reported as a shooting. Instead they learned a person had been stabbed, police records show.

Shortly after, police stopped a vehicle that fled the scene and arrested James Robert Shultz, 33.

Shultz was arrested and booked into Santa Rita Jail on suspicion of attempted murder, carjacking, assault with a deadly weapon that is not a firearm, vandalism exceeding $400 and committing a felony connected to any criminal street gang, according to court records.

He is scheduled to be arraigned at the Fremont Hall of Justice at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 30.

Police did not release further information, and Douglas said the investigation is ongoing.

Anyone who witnessed the incident or knows more is asked to call Detective Sgt. Michael Carroll at 510-578-4247. Anonymous tips can be called into 510-578-4000, extension 500.