Four Arrested in Stabbing Near Arcadia High

Four suspects were arrested just after 7 a.m. Friday morning, Oct. 9, in connection with a stabbing of a 17-year old Arcadia High School student on October 2. The arrest warrants were served at four different locations in the city of Arcadia.

Arrested were 19 year old Danny Liu, 20 year old Daniel Chong, 20 year old Kevin Choi, and a 17 year old male, all Arcadia residents with gang affiliation. The suspect, however, did not appear to have any gang-related ties, police said.

According to a press release from the Arcadia Police Department, the four suspects were booked at the Arcadia Police Jail on charges of assault with a deadly weapon. Bail has been set at $70,000.

Chong and Choi will be housed at Los Angeles County Jail due to pre-existing medical conditions, Liu will be housed at the Arcadia Police Department Jail and the juvenile is being housed at East Lake Juvenile Hall, all pending arraignment. No date has been set for the arraignment.

The October 2 stabbing occurred at about 3:45 p.m. near the intersection of Santa Anita Avenue and Duarte Road. The victim was assaulted by three assailants who ran to an awaiting vehicle.

The victim was treated at Methodist Hospital for cut and stab wounds, then released.

According to Lieutenant Larry Goodman, the city has had a history of Asian gang activity. However, incidents where subjects have assaulted a single individual are rare.

The lieutenant said he did not think the stabbing would result in further gang activity.

One of the suspects, Chong, was also arrested last Friday in connection to a robbery at the Kohl’s department store in Monrovia, where he pulled a knife on an employee who caught him shoplifting, according to the Monrovia Police Department.

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