Crime & Safety

Man Accused of Stabbing Sheriff's Deputy in La Mesa Pleaded Not Guilty from Hospital Bed

Allan David Riley, 55, faces 35 years to life in prison if convicted.

A man who was shot by a sheriff's deputy in La Mesa after allegedly stabbing another deputy who tried to arrest him was arraigned from his hospital bed today on charges of assault on a peace officer with a deadly weapon and possession of a concealed dagger.

Allan David Riley, 55, pleaded not guilty and was ordered held on $1 million bail.

The defendant faces 35 years to life in prison if convicted.

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On April 8, sheriff's personnel working with city police on a special enforcement unit spotted Riley about 9:30 a.m. at a gas station in the 5300 block of Jackson Drive, near Grossmont Center.

Two deputies contacted the defendant and determined that he possibly was the subject of a felony arrest warrant, sheriff's Lt. Glenn Giannantonio said.

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"One of the deputies attempted to place the suspect under arrest, and the suspect resisted," he said. "As the deputy struggled with the suspect, the suspect pulled out a fixed-blade knife and stabbed the deputy in the leg. The second deputy fired one round from his duty weapon."

The deputy was treated at a hospital and released. The suspect was admitted to Sharp Hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound to the abdomen.

Judge Michael Smyth scheduled a readiness conference for April 25 and a preliminary hearing for April 29.

—City News Service


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