SALINAS POLICE HAVE ARRESTED A SUSPECT IN CONNECTION WITH A KNIFE ATTACK. SHORTLY BEFORE 10 A-M ON SATURDAY A 59 YEAR OLD MAN WAS STABBED MULTIPLE TIMES ON THE 400 BLOCK OF LINCOLN AVENUE. POLICE IDENTIFIED 27-YEAR-OLD MARK SANDOVAL, A KNOWN TRANSIENT AS THE ASSAILANT. SANDOVAL WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY FOLLOWING A MANHUNT. AT THE TIME OF HIS ARREST HE WAS IN POSSESSION OF A STOLEN LOADED HANDGUN. HE WAS BOOKED INTO MONTEREY COUNTY JAIL ON NUMEROUS CHARGES RELATED TO THE ATTEMPTED MURDER AND FIREARM POSSESSION.
