2 Atascadero men arrested after brawl injures 3 people, police say
A Thursday morning brawl near Atascadero’s Sunken Gardens resulted in the arrests of two Atascadero men.
At about 10:10 a.m. Thursday, the Atascadero Police Department was notified about “a scuffle” between Sunken Gardens and the Centennial Plaza pedestrian bridge, according to a city news release.
The altercation involved several people, including one person armed with a knife, the release said.
Officers responded and determined two victims “sustained injuries from either being stabbed or cut” in the fight, police said.
“An additional victim sustained an injury from being hit with a baseball bat,” the release said. “In total, three people were transported to the hospital via ambulance and two individuals were placed under arrest.”
Isaac Edward Snider, 20, of Atascadero, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and brandishing a weapon, according to the release.
Snider was being held Friday in San Luis Obispo County Jail custody in lieu of $500,000 bail.
Another Atascadero man, 36-year-old Carey James Vasquez, was arrested on suspicion of delaying or obstructing a police officer and delaying or obstructing a police officer using threats or force, according to a Friday news release.
Vasquez was listed in County Jail custody on Friday in lieu of $50,000 bail.
The incident is under investigation and more information will be provided as it comes available, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Atascadero Police Department’s non-emergency line at 805-461-5051.
This story was originally published June 10, 2021 at 6:23 PM.
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