Dwight Hernandez Arrested For San Felipe Chopping Incident

A violent chopping spree in San Felipe Village has left two men hospitalized and another man behind bars. Police say twenty-six-year-old Dwight Hernandez attacked two residents in separate incidents just minutes apart on November sixth, inflicting serious chop wounds before fleeing the area. Investigators believe a prior dispute may have sparked the first attack, while Hernandez’s alleged drug use is also being examined as a factor in the case. Tonight, police say Hernandez is facing two counts of attempted murder.

 

ASP Stacy Smith, Staff Officer

“Police have formally arrested and charged twenty-six-year-old Dwight Hernandez of San Felipe Village for two counts of attempted murder. The charges follow police investigation into reports of two chopping incidents that occurred just before six o’clock PM on sixth November, 2026. What we have established so far in the course of the ongoing investigation is that fifty-one-year-old Cesar Bolanos was on an unnamed road in San Felipe Village when he was accosted by Mr. Hernandez, who inflicted chop wounds to the body of Mr. Bolanos before fleeing. We have also learned that subsequent to this, Mr. Hernandez went some three blocks away and also attacked another male person, namely fifty-year-old Jorge Murillo, who was lying down in a hammock, inflicting chop wounds on him before fleeing. Having learned of this, an operation to locate Mr. Hernandez was launched by police officers and they were assisted by members of the community and Mr. Hernandez was apprehended. Both Mr. Murillo and Mr. Bolanos are listed in stable condition. We have learned that there was a prior altercation with Mr. Bolanos, but what we have gathered so far is an indication that Mr. Hernandez is believed to be someone who consumes, um, illicit items, you know, consistently. And whenever it is that he’s under the influence, he is known to get into such situations but on that day it resulted into what it did.”

 

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