Deputies arrest man accused of stabbing girlfriend in Tanglewood

Santa Barbara County Sheriff's detectives have arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder in a 2023 incident.

Deputies say on January 27, 2023, at approximately 3:07 a.m., they responded to the Tanglewood area for an unknown type of emergency.

The call came in from the 2000 block of Sherwood Drive. When deputies arrived, they said they found a woman with multiple stab wounds to her upper torso. She was taken to hospital with serious injuries and is expected to recover.

Officers identified the suspect as the victim's boyfriend, 23-year-old Jesus David Galvan Cuevas. Police say he left the scene before they arrived.

Several days after the incident, detectives shared a photo of Cuevas asking for the public's help in finding him. After a nearly 16-month investigation, detectives tracked the man to a home in Reedley, California.

Detectives obtained a no-bail arrest warrant for attempted murder and on Friday, May 24, around 9 a.m., detectives arrested Cuevas. He was brought back to Santa Barbara County and booked into the Northern Branch Jail.

Deputies say during the booking process, Cuevas escaped, running from deputies. He was quickly arrested about 100 yards from the facility and remanded to the Northern Branch Jail, where he is being held without bail for crimes including escape, vehicle theft and attempted murder.