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Antioch: Woman Fights Off Man With Knife Who Lunges at Her

by ECT

At 9:40 am Friday morning, Antioch Police responded to McFarlan Ranch Drive where a female was assaulted by a man with a knife.

According to radio traffic, the female told police that a man whom she has a restraining order against lunged at her with a knife where she then assaulted him in defense and he took off running.

When police arrived, they found a driveway full of blood. The woman told police that she had a restraining order against the man and that in self-defense the man was hit over the head with a blunt object.

The woman was not stabbed after two other subjects stepped in to assist during the incident. Antioch Police were unable to locate the individual in the area shortly after the incident occurred. Then man was believed to have a significant head wound from the incident and was dripping blood.

According to radio traffic, the subject they are looking for is named Omar Smallwood who is described as a black male, 170lbs, thin build, bushy goatee, wearing shorts. He has a restraining order not to be at the home at McFarlan Ranch Drive

This is preliminarily being investigated as an assault with a deadly weapon (245 pc).

No further information is available and details are subject to change.

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