Man arrested for robbery and attempted murder after stabbing in San Joaquin County, CHP says

(FOX40.COM) — A man was arrested in San Joaquin County after police discovered he attacked, stabbed and robbed another man along Interstate 205 in Tracy, California Highway Patrol said Patrol.

Anthony Joaquin Blancarte, 37, was booked into a San Joaquin County jail Thursday on charges related to robbery and attempted homicide, the agency added.

On Monday, around 4:30 p.m., the CHP received reports of a 45-year-old man who was allegedly attacked, stabbed and robbed at a homeless encampment along I-205 in Tracy.

“The Tracy Area CHP responded to handle the initial investigation before the CHP Valley Division Investigative Services Unit (ISU) took over the investigation,” the CHP said.

The agency continued: “CHP investigators received assistance from the Tracy Police Department and [identified] the suspect is Anthony Joaquin Blancarte, also known to be a transient in the Tracy area.