A man named Salvador Aguilar was arrested and charged with first-degree assault and motor vehicle theft after allegedly stabbing a woman in the neck at Clark College in Washington state. The incident occurred outside the Archer Gallery on the college campus and prompted a temporary lockdown. The woman reported that an unknown man approached her screaming for help, and she realized she had been stabbed when she saw blood. She was taken to a hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Aguilar was found sleeping in a car on a residential property and is being held on $500,000 bail.
In addition to the recent stabbing incident, Aguilar has also been connected to a separate incident that occurred in one of the college parking lots the day before. Despite his involvement, he has not been charged in connection with that incident. Aguilar is facing charges from previous incidents including disorderly conduct, residential burglary, and malicious mischief. His arrest came after detectives followed a lead to a residential property in the St. Johns Boulevard area and found him sleeping in a car. The Vancouver Police Department is conducting the investigation into the assault at Clark College.
The woman who was stabbed outside the Archer Gallery reported that she thought the man who approached her had punched her, but later realized she had been stabbed when she saw blood. She was taken to the hospital and received treatment for her injuries, which were determined to be non-life-threatening. Aguilar was tracked down and arrested on Thursday morning after the incident on Tuesday. He is facing charges of first-degree assault and motor vehicle theft, along with previous charges related to disorderly conduct, residential burglary, and malicious mischief.
Aguilar is currently being held on $500,000 bail for the assault and motor vehicle theft charges. The Vancouver Police Department has not charged him in connection with the separate incident that occurred in one of the college parking lots prior to the stabbing. The investigation into the incidents at Clark College is ongoing, and Aguilar’s arrest was made possible through information provided by leads that led authorities to the residential property where he was found sleeping in a car. The woman who was stabbed is recovering from her injuries, which were determined to be non-life-threatening.
The arrest of Salvador Aguilar and the charges he is facing for assault and motor vehicle theft have brought closure to the investigation into the stabbing at Clark College. Despite his involvement in a separate incident in one of the college parking lots, Aguilar has not been charged in connection with that incident. He has a history of previous charges related to disorderly conduct, residential burglary, and malicious mischief. The Vancouver Police Department is continuing its investigation into the events that led to the stabbing, and the woman who was injured is expected to make a full recovery from her non-life-threatening injuries. Aguilar’s arrest was made possible through the efforts of detectives who followed leads to locate him on a residential property where he was found sleeping in a car.
