Berkeley police: Father stabbed with screwdriver; son arrested
The victim called 911 himself and met officers outside his home on Lincoln Street, police said.
A man was stabbed by his son after an argument Friday morning at their North Berkeley home, authorities report.
Police identified the weapon as a screwdriver and said the man is expected to recover.
The man called 911 himself at about 8:40 a.m. and met officers outside his home, in the 1700 block of Lincoln Street.
The Berkeley Fire Department took him to a local hospital with wounds to his hands and abdomen.
The man's son, 26-year-old Zachary Vasconcellos-Johnson, emerged from the backyard soon after, Berkeley police said.
Officers arrested him without incident, authorities said.
Zachary Vasconcellos-Johnson. BPD
Vasconcellos-Johnson was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and elder abuse, both felonies, according to booking records.
He has no prior charged cases in Alameda County Superior Court, according to court records.
Vasconcellos-Johnson is now being held on $40,000 bail.
He is scheduled for arraignment Tuesday.
There had been 102 felony assaults in Berkeley as of July 21, according to the Berkeley Police Department Transparency Hub.
Last year, there had been 95 felony assaults at this time, a 7% increase.