4 Ventura Youths Held in Stabbing
- Share via
Four teenage boys from Ventura were being held in Santa Barbara Juvenile Hall on Monday in connection with the stabbing of a Carpinteria man, authorities said.
The stabbing took place at about 9:30 p.m. Sunday at the AM-PM Mini Mart on Casitas Pass Road.
Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department officials said 22-year-old Billy Jack Irwin challenged the boys to a fight and was subsequently stabbed in his left side. Irwin, who was on parole for an earlier matter at the time of the incident, was treated for a superficial wound at St. Francis Hospital in Santa Barbara and released.
Afterward, Irwin was arrested on suspicion of violating parole, authorities said.
The youths, whose names were not released because of their age, were being held on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, authorities said.
Six adults from the Santa Barbara area were also arrested in connection with the incident.
Sign up for Essential California
The most important California stories and recommendations in your inbox every morning.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
