ALOHA, Ore. – A man was charged with attempted murder after he allegedly stabbed another man in Aloha Tuesday morning.
Shortly after 8 a.m., deputies with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of an assault at an apartment complex at 18700 SW Farmington Rd.
Deputies found a 42-year-old man suffering from multiple stab wounds. He was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The suspect, 33-year-old Matthew Erb, fled the scene prior to deputies arriving. He wasn’t found after an initial search of the neighborhood. At around 11:30 a.m., a detective located Erb at a bus stop on Southwest 198th Avenue and Farmington Road. He was taken into custody.
Erb was booked into the Washington County Jail on charges of attempted murder, violation of a restraining order and an unrelated warrant for DUII. His bail was set at $280,000.
