A 35-year-old man suspected of a fatal stabbing in the drive-thru lane of a Santa Ana restaurant was arrested, authorities said on Thursday, Dec 11.
Homicide detectives identified Diego Sartori of Anaheim as the suspect and found him Wednesday, Dec. 10, at a motel in Costa Mesa.
He was booked at the city jail on suspicion of murder, police said.
Officers were dispatched about 4:40 p.m. Saturday, Ded. 6, to Pollo Campero at 2330 S. Bristol St. to investigate a report of a man down and bleeding.
Christopher Abrego, 43, of Bakersfield was found on the ground in the eatery’s drive-thru lane, police said.
“The investigation revealed that Sartori and the victim … were involved in an altercation before the victim was stabbed and killed,” Santa Ana police said.