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Cal City man arrested in connection to Saturday night stabbing

Posted at 11:20 AM, Nov 12, 2017
and last updated 2017-11-13 13:48:18-05

UPDATE (Nov. 13 10:48 a.m.): Grant Dysart Demond is expected to appear in court on Nov. 14.

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The California City Police Department responded to a reported stabbing at 10:20 p.m. Saturday night on Proctor Boulevard.

When officers arrived, both the suspect and witness had left the scene.

Officers located a 21 year-old Cal City man a short distance away on Lakeshore Drive.
Witnesses in the area were able to give police a description of the suspect. Officers spotted the suspect on Randsburg-Mojave Road and took him into custody.

The suspect was identified as 42 year-old Grant Demond Dysart, also of Cal City.

Witnesses told Police that some type of argument occurred  near a home on Proctor Boulevard when the stabbing took place.

The victim was transported to a local hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

Dysart was booked into Kern County Jail for assault with a deadly weapon and an unrelated drug warrant.

A knife that is believed to have been used in the crime was located at the scene and seized by police.