Douglas County man arrested after a stabbing in Meyers, hit and run in South Lake Tahoe

EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - A Meyers resident suffered a stab wound to his chest after confronting a man parked in his driveway on Sawmill Road on January 21. The victim was leaving his home at about 5:00 p.m. when he saw a man parked in a yellow Dodge Ram tow truck. A short argument occurred and the suspect allegedly stabbed the victim with a black knife.

The knife went into the victim's chest just above the heart, resulting in a partially collapsed lung and he was transported to Barton Hospital.

The suspect fled the scene in his tow truck. The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office (EDSO) was able to get a possible license plate of the suspect vehicle and found its owner was 43-year-old Jason Morgan of Gardnerville, Nevada.

The truck was captured on video entering South Lake Tahoe on US50 from Nevada at 4:15 p.m. At 4:36 p.m. the vehicle was seen in the Safeway parking lot on Johnson Blvd./US50, and then it was involved in an alleged non-injury hit and run near Pioneer Trail and Al Tahoe Boulevard at 4:46 p.m. The driver of a yellow tow truck had been westbound and crossed the double yellow line, hitting one vehicle which was then forced into a third vehicle. The driver of the tow truck left the scene.

EDSO contacted the Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) who then responded to Morgan's address and observed the yellow tow truck outside. DCSO was waiting for EDSO to arrive, but in the meantime they saw Morgan leave his home, get into the truck and drive away. He was stopped and detained by DCSO deputies who did a weapon search. They found a black, folding pocket knife.

According to DCSO, Morgan fit the description provided by the victim - a white male, mid-40s, dressed in dark clothing with a black and grey jacket. They also found a "dried red liquid that appeared to be blood" on the driver's side truck door.

There was probable cause for an arrest and the suspect was taken into custody by DCSO. Deputies from EDSO responded and Morgan was booked into the Douglas County jail in Minden. According to the EDSO booking log, Morgan is being charged with Aggravated assault w/deadly weapon: not a firearm. The tow truck was taken as evidence to the Placerville office of EDSO.