Stabbing suspect arrested near scene of the crime

Stabbing suspect arrested near scene of the crime

11AM, I'M MIKE HART.WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS AT THISHOUR..

BAKERSFIELDPOLICE ANNOUNCING THE ARREST OFTHE MAN BELIEVED TOBE RESPONSIBLE FOR SEVERALSTABBINGS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREAOVER THE PAST MONTH.23ABC'S TORI COOPER JOINS USLIVE THIS MORNING..

FROMTHE AREA WHERE THE SUSPECT WASTAKEN INTO CUSTODY.YEA,MIKE I'M HERE ON 19TH AND RSTREET IN CENTRALBAKERSFIELD WHERE POLICE SAY 23YEAR OLD, ANTHONY LEWISJR WAS ARRESTED JUST MOMENTSBEFORE IT APPEARED HEWAS ABOUT TO STRIKE AGAIN.POLICE SAY THEY SAW LEWISFOLLOWING A WOMAN WALKINGALONE JUST AFTER 9'CLOCK - BUTUNITS MANAGED TOMOVE IN QUICKLY AND ARREST HIM.NOW POLICE SAY LEWIS WASCARRYING A KNIFE AND WEARING THESAME CLOTHING AS THE MAN YOU SEEIN THIS SURVEILLANCEVIDEO CAPTURED EXCLUSIVELY BY23ABC NEWS FROM TUESDAYNIGHT ON THE CORNER OF 19TH ANDO STREET, WHERE POLICESAY THE PERSON WALKING IN THEBLACK HOODIE WAS FOLLOWING AWOMAN WALKING BY HERSELF SHORTLYBEFORE ATTACKING HER WITH AKNIFE.

AT LAST CHECK THE WOMANSTABBED ON 19TH STREETWAS IN CRITICAL BUT STABLECONDITION.BUT THE SHOCKING TWIST TO THESTORY CAME INTO OURNEWSROOM LATE LAST NIGHT-WHENBAKERSFIELD POLICE ANNOUNCEDTHAT THEY ALSO LINKED THE MANSEEN IN SURVEILLANCE TOTHREE COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED MURDERALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER FELONYCHARGES.

HE IS CURRENTLYRESIDING IN THEKERN COUNTY JAIL WHERE HIS BAILIS SET FOR MORE THAN ONE MILLIONDOLLARS.

AS OF NOW LEWIS IS SETTO APPEAR IN KERN COUNTYSUPERIOR COURT ON APRIL 27.WE ARE GOING TO BE SPEAKING WITHPOLICE LATER THISMORNING-SO MAKE SURE YOU TUNE INAT