Manhunt On For Suspect Who Stabbed Deputy In Orange County

SAN CLEMENTE, CA — An Orange County Sheriff's deputy was recovering from stab wounds Wednesday while authorities scoured the county for a suspect following the attack in San Clemente.

According to the Orange County Sheriff's Department, the officer was on patrol with a partner conducting homeless outreach when they were assaulted at about 2:15 p.m. Tuesday in the area of Avenida Pico and Los Molinos.

The deputy was taken to a hospital with a stab wound to the neck, but her wounds were not considered life-threatening, Orange County sheriff's Sgt. Matt Timmins said.

"He [the suspect] stabbed at her and she was just able to get out of the way," Sgt. Matthew Parrish of the Orange County Sheriff's Department told Fox 11.

The suspect was described as a white man in his mid-30s, who is about 5-feet-10 and weighs about 160 pounds with brown hair, blue eyes and a beard, Braun said. He was wearing a black jacket and dark pants and was last seen running toward a storm drain at Pico and El Camino Real.

Anyone who sees the suspect was directed to call 911 and to not approach him, authorities said.