Santa Barbara police arrested a 15-year-old boy on Tuesday for
the lower State Street stabbing of a 14-year-old boy the previous
Thursday. Both victim and suspect were students at El Puente
Continuation School on East Gutierrez Street. Leaving school at
1:30 p.m., the victim was chased by a group of teenagers, then
stabbed. He was treated for a minor wound to the stomach; his
attacker was charged with assault.
