LAKEPORT — A Lucerne man is set to go to preliminary hearing Wednesday on assault charges, lawyers said in court Friday.
Samuel Thomas Robbins will appear in court 9 a.m. Wednesday in Department 4 in Clearlake.
Robbins, 36, allegedly stabbed Eugene Basurto April 21 at Lucerne on the Lake trailer park, the Lake County Sheriff”s Office reported.
Lake County Sheriff”s officers responded to the scene April 21 and both men said they didn”t know who stabbed Basurto, LCSO reported in a press release. During a search of Robbins” home April 22, detectives found a bloody knife, among other evidence. Detectives arrested Robbins that day.
He pleaded not guilty May 14 to felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon other than a firearm and mayhem. The charges carry a maximum of eight years in prison.
Contact Katy Sweeny at kdsweeny@gmail.com or call her directly at 263-5636, ext. 37.
