ARREST MADE IN DOUBLE STABBING

ELK GROVE, CA – On April 19, 2019, at 6:53 p.m., the Elk Grove Police Department responded to the 9400 block of Dantley Court regarding two people that had been stabbed.

Officers arrived and located an adult male and an adult female in front of a residence suffering from several stab wounds. Officers provided medical aid until medical personnel arrived. Both victims were transported to a local area hospital for medical treatment.

Officers learned the suspect was a family member of the victims and had left in a vehicle prior to the officers arriving. Officers located the suspect, later identified as 24-year-old Eric Mauck of Elk Grove, driving in the area. Officers stopped and detained Mauck.

Mauck was transported to the Sacramento County Main Jail and booked for Penal Code 664/ 187(A) (Attempted Murder).