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 found he attacked, stabbed and robbed another man on Interstate 205 in Tracy, the California Highway Patrol said.

Anthony Joaquin Blancarte, 37, was booked into a San Joaquin County jail on Thursday on charges of robbery and attempted murder, authorities added.

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

“Tracy Area CHP handled the initial investigation before the CHP Valley Division’s Investigative Services Unit (ISU) took over the investigation,” CHP said.

The agency continued: “CHP investigators received assistance from the Tracy Police Department and (identified) the suspect as Anthony Joaquin Blancarte, who is also known to be homeless in the Tracy area.”