A man suspected of killing another man Thursday night, Sept. 24, in Stanton led authorities on a chase that ended with a crash in Anaheim and his arrest.
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Charles Mathew Swanson, 22, of Newport Beach was booked on suspicion of murder Friday morning, Sept. 25, according to authorities and booking records.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department received several 911 calls about a man with a knife chasing another man at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Deputies found a man with serious injuries at Beach Boulevard and Chapman Avenue.
The victim, 45-year-old Joshua Lee Long, died at a hospital, according to a sheriff’s department statement which didn’t have a city of residence for Long. It wasn’t clear if he was stabbed or injured another way.
Witnesses gave a description of the suspect and the license plate number of the vehicle he was seen in, the statement said.
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Using license plate reader information, deputies found the suspect, followed him and tried to pull him over, Sheriff’s Sgt. Gerard McCann said. The suspect fled.
The short chase started around Lincoln Avenue and East Street in Anaheim and ended at Lincoln Avenue and Anaheim Boulevard when the suspect rear-ended another vehicle, McCann said.
Swanson was being held Monday at the Intake Release Center in Santa Ana.
Authorities asked anyone with additional information about the case to call the Orange County Sheriff’s Department at 714-647-7000. Anonymous tips can be sent to OC Crime Stoppers at 855-847-6227 or at ocsheriff.gov/occrimestoppers.
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