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Two men hospitalized after stabbing at Dixon pumpkin maze; suspect in custody
Two men were hospitalized after a stabbing Friday night at Cool Patch Pumpkins in Dixon, where deputies had to cross the 40-acre corn maze to reach them. A 28-year-old Sacramento man is in custody as investigators examine the incident.
Two men were hospitalized after a stabbing at Cool Patch Pumpkins in Dixon on Friday night, and a 28-year-old Sacramento man was taken into custody, authorities said.
The incident was reported shortly after 9 p.m. Deputies crossed the attraction’s 40-acre corn maze to reach the victims, identified by authorities as a 19-year-old Dixon man and a 20-year-old Vallejo man. The sheriff’s office said deputies recovered a knife and other evidence at the scene.
A sheriff’s office spokesperson described the stabbing as an isolated incident and said it may have followed an argument. Officials had not provided an update on the victims’ conditions, and the investigation was continuing.
Cool Patch Pumpkins said guest and employee safety is a priority and that it plans to remain open for the rest of the season.