By Liberty Zabala
KCOY
PASO ROBLES, Calif. — An Emergency Medical Technician was stabbed while on call in Arroyo Grande Tuesday night leading to a five hour stand-off with San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies.
38-year-old Thomas Kadota is under arrest for assault with a deadly weapon. He’s accused of stabbing an EMT a home on Left Lane in rural Arroyo Grande. Deputies say the suspect called for medical help for his mother just before 10pm. The EMT was stabbed in the back and is at home recovering from his injuries.
San Luis Ambulance says this is the first stabbing they’ve ever experienced and although this is rare, emergency responders have techniques in place to make sure they’re safe.
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