SAN JOSE — Three men were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after police say they violently attacked a man with machetes following an altercation earlier in the day, the San Jose Police Department announced Wednesday.
Arrested were 43-year-old Juan Ramirez of San Jose; 41-year-old Eddie Herena of Martinez, and 43-year-old Raul Moreno of San Jose, police said.
“These suspects sought out their victim and knew they wanted to take a life,” said Acting Police Chief Paul Joseph in a press release. “Violent criminals have no place in our community and I am grateful our detectives acted swiftly to put these suspects behind bars.”
On June 27 around 9:54 p.m., police were dispatched to a parking lot on the 2600 block of Alum Rock Avenue for a reported assault with a deadly weapon. There, they found a man with multiple stab wounds.
Police later learned the victim had been involved in an altercation with three men earlier in the day. The suspects then tracked down the victim in the parking lot and attacked him, police said.
The victim was taken to a hospital with major but non-life-threatening injuries.
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After obtaining warrants, police arrested the three suspects on September 10 and 11, officials said. They were booked into Santa Clara County Main Jail. Authorities said Herena served prison time after he was convicted for a 2005 killing, but he was released in 2018.
“I want to thank our officers who risk their lives each and every day to make sure our city is safe,” San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan said in the press release. “Whether confronting a gun, a machete or any other threat, the men and women of our police department are courageous in the fight to protect San Jose.”
Anyone with information about the attacked is asked to contact Detective Madera at 4857@sanjoseca.gov or 408-277-4161.