Santa Rosa boy, 13, stabbed in arm, chest

The boy was stabbed in the arm during a fight, according to authorities.|
RANDI ROSSMANN
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

An 18-year-old Mendocino County man is in the Sonoma County Jail, suspected of stabbing a 13-year-old acquaintance, according to Santa Rosa police.

Detectives suspect Andru James Campbell stabbed the boy in the arm during a fight Aug. 2 at the family apartment on Stony Point Road, said Sgt. Josh Ludtke.

Officers were called to a health clinic that night to investigate the stabbing, which included a severe wound to one of his upper arms and a punctured lung. The youth was flown to Children’s Hospital Oakland and has since been released.

The investigation determined the boy had been stabbed during a fight with the boyfriend of a family member, Ludtke said.

Detectives arrested Campbell Monday night and booked him into the jail early Tuesday morning, suspected of felony assault with a deadly weapon. He is being held in lieu of $30,000 bail.

The motive remained under investigation.

-Randi Rossmann

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