Arrest made in stabbing attack near Coachella Valley Rescue Mission

Transient arrested in connection a the stabbing attack that happened outside the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission Monday afternoon.

Raul Guillen, 51, a transient of Indio, was arrested Wednesday by Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies in the area of Dr. Carreon and Van Buren Street in Indio.

Guillen is accused of an assault with a deadly weapon Monday at around 12:30 pm outside the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission on the 84-400 block of Manila Street. The victim went inside the center to seek help, according to Tom Cox, the program director at the center.

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The victim suffered a non-life threatening stab wound and was transported to the hospital for treatment.

Guillen was transported and booked into the Riverside County Jail in Indio for assault with a deadly weapon. He is being held in lieu of $75,000 bail and is expected to appear in court at 8 a.m. Friday, according to online inmate records.

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is encouraging anyone with information regarding this investigation to contact Deputy Contreras from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s Thermal Station at 760-863-8990.