Samuel Hartbower arrested in fatal Marysville grocery store stabbing
Police arrested Samuel Hartbower after a fatal Marysville grocery store stabbing that left one man dead and another injured at a Save Mart on J Street.
Samuel Hartbower was arrested in Marysville after a grocery attack that left one man dead, police say. A second injured man went to a local medical facility before law enforcement arrived. The identity of the dead victim is not established pending family notification.
The Marysville Police Department answered calls about a stabbing just after 2:14 p.m. Officers arrived at the Save Mart at 828 J St. People at the scene were detaining an adult male.
Officers detained the man. They recovered a weapon nearby.
Inside the building, officers discovered a male victim with at least one stab wound. Bystanders, emergency medical services, and the Marysville Police Department performed lifesaving efforts. The man died at the scene.
A second adult male suffered wounds in the Marysville incident. Officials described those injuries as serious but not life-threatening. That man transported himself to medical care.
Detectives took over the investigation and booked Hartbower, 33, into the Yuba County Jail. Officials said he faces charges of homicide and assault with a deadly weapon. Hartbower had an active felony warrant for assault. He was on post release community supervision.
Detectives believe Hartbower and the dead victim knew each other before the assault, according to officials. The incident was isolated. Officials said no threat to the community remains.
Post release community supervision provides county-level monitoring for certain individuals released from state prison. County jails process bookings and hold defendants pending formal court proceedings.
Anyone who saw the incident or has more information can call the Marysville Police Department at 530-749-3900.
