On March 8, 2021 at approximately 12:56 PM, the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety (DPS) responded to a business on the 500 block of Mercury Drive on a report of a male who had been attacked with a machete. DPS Patrol officers arrived a few minutes later and found an adult male victim laying in the parking lot and immediately began life-saving measures to control bleeding.
The victim sustained several large lacerations and a fracture during the attack. The victim was transported to an area hospital for further evaluation and treatment. Officers and detectives began their investigation and identified the suspect as Ryan Jean-Simon, a 22-year old San Jose resident and a former employee of the business.
On March 9, 2021, Sunnyvale DPS detectives located and arrested Ryan Jean-Simon without incident. He was booked into Santa Clara County Jail for 664/187 PC - Attempted Murder. This incident is being investigated as workplace violence and an isolated event, as suspect Jean-Simon was fired back in January 2021. There is no ongoing threat to the public.
This investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to contact Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety Detective Ben Holt at (408) 730-7143 or [email protected].
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