Livermore man stabbed son, wife on trip

Bob Egelko, Chronicle Staff Writer

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

A Livermore man is being held on suspicion of attempted murder after stabbing his 14-year-old son and his wife after an argument on an overnight fishing trip, officers said Monday.

Gary Gomez, 48, was arrested around 4:15 a.m. Sunday after his wife, their son and two teenage friends escaped in a van with one flat tire, which Gomez had punctured with his fishing knife, said Sgt. J.D. Nelson, spokesman for the Alameda County Sheriff's Department. He said the woman and child were treated at a local hospital and released.

Nelson said Gomez and his wife took the three youths to Bethany Reservoir in the Altamont Hills, near Tracy, late Saturday night. About 2 a.m., the officer said, one of the friends said he had to go home, Gomez objected, and Gomez's son spoke up in his friend's defense.

The father and son came to blows, and when the boy started to win, Gomez grabbed his fishing knife and stabbed him 11 times, Nelson said. When Gomez's wife and the other youths tried to break up the fight, he said, Gomez stabbed her through the hand. He also cut a hole in a tire of the van, but she managed to drive off with the three teenagers, the officer said.

The woman contacted the sheriff's office, which dispatched medical help and also sent deputies to find Gomez, Nelson said. He was booked on suspicion of child endangerment and attempted murder.

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