Full Notification

DATE/TIME: Thursday, July 1, 2021/ 12:40 am
 
INCIDENT:  Attempted Murder
 
LOCATION: 22000 block of Arapahoe Avenue in the Town of Apple Valley
 
SUSPECT(S):  Johnny Mac Whitworth a 54-year-old resident of Apple Valley
 
VICTIM(S):  44-year-old resident of Apple Valley
 
 
SUMMARY: On Thursday, July 1, 2021, at approximately 12:40 am, deputies from the Apple Valley Police Department were dispatched to the Blackhorse Motel in the 22000 block of Arapahoe Avenue in the Town of Apple Valley. The caller reported an assault had just occurred.
 
Upon arrival, deputies learned the suspect, later identified as Johnny Mac Whitworth, stabbed, kicked, and punched the victim. The victim, who knew Whitworth, suffered multiple lacerations and was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
 
Whitworth fled before deputies arrived but returned to the incident location while deputies were still at the scene.
 
Whitworth was arrested and booked at High Desert Detention Center for attempted murder. He is scheduled to appear in the Victorville Superior Court on Tuesday, July 6, 2021, and being held in lieu of $1,000,000 bail.
 
 
Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact James Chapdelaine at the Apple Valley Police Department at (760) 240-7400 or Sheriff’s Dispatch at (760) 956-5001. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78CRIME (27463) or you may leave the information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.
 
 
 
 
Refer:            Jackie Alban, Media Relations     
 
Station:          Apple Valley Police Department
 
Phone No.     (760) 240-7400
 
Case No.       182103077
 
JOHN McMAHON, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department