RB man facing three counts for knife attack on girlfriend
A Redondo Beach man was charged today for two attacks on his girlfriend, including one with a knife earlier this month. John Christopher Mielke, 31, is facing two counts of corporal injury on a cohabitant and one count of assault with a deadly weapon for attacks on Oct. 11 and Aug. 28, according to Deputy District Attorney Jodi Link.
In the more recent incident, it is alleged he caused the victim great bodily injury when he stabbed her several times in the arms and legs with a kitchen knife. If convicted, Mielke faces up to 12 years in state prison, according to Link. Police began looking for Mielke after he promised to turn himself in early last week, but didn't. He was arrested on Thursday.
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