Local : Santa Ana Teen Jailed in Stabbing
An 18-year-old Los Amigos High School student was arrested this morning on suspicion of stabbing a fellow student in the chest on a school parking lot after the two argued, Fountain Valley Lt. Larry Griswold said.
Nathaniel G. Bonghanoy of Santa Ana was arrested about 10:33 a.m. at his job in Santa Ana after he allegedly stabbed a 16-year-old student in the chest about 7:45 a.m.
Griswold said witnesses said the stabbing followed an incident in which a car occupied by the victim was cut off by another in the lot. Bonghanoy, who was driving nearby, laughed at the victim and several friends after the incident, Griswold said. An argument ensued, and the suspect allegedly stabbed the victim once in the chest, Griswold said.
The victim, whose name is being withheld because he is a minor, suffered a one-inch wound and was treated by paramedics and taken to Fountain Valley Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition.
When trying to flee the scene, Bonghanoy allegedly injured another student by running over his foot in the school’s parking lot, Griswold said.
Bonghanoy was booked at Orange County Jail on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. His bail was set for $10,000.
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