MIDDLETOWN, CA — Lake County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of a stabbing in the Middletown area on December 2, 2025, at approximately 6:30 PM.
Initial dispatches suggesting the incident may have occurred at Middletown High School were quickly determined to be incorrect by deputies upon arrival. The event was not on school grounds nor associated with any school activities. Deputies located the injured individual at a nearby gas station across the street from the high school, where he was awaiting medical assistance.
The subsequent investigation established that the stabbing took place earlier at Trailside Park in Middletown. Witnesses indicated that David Clark, 42, of Cobb, was involved in a physical altercation with another adult male at the park. During the altercation, Clark reportedly stabbed the victim…