BREAKING NEWS: Kidney guy transplanted to jail
A man suspected of stabbing a female friend in Hawthorne was
arrested Wednesday when he tried to obtain medication to treat his recent
kidney transplant, police said.
Gustavo "Gus" Plascencia, 36, was arrested when hospital employees at County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center near Torrance, Hawthorne police Lt. Mike Ishii said.
Plascencia was sought since Sunday when he allegedly stabbed the woman at a residence in the 4800 block of 120th Street. Police released his photograph to the Daily Breeze and notified hospitals that he medical attention. He had a kidney transplant about a month ago.
Ishii said the woman was asleep when he plunged a knife into her.
"It appears his intent was to kill her and himself afterward due to some type of domestic quarrel," Ishii said. "She was able to fight back and protected herself and he took off."
Police have not determined if the victim is his girlfriend. She remains hospitalized at the same medical center where he was caught. He apparently was spotted there on Monday.
Plascencia was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. He was taken to the county jail medical ward.
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