Event Brief
Man arrested for alleged knife attack on stepfather
Filed: Aug 02, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
Summary: Chad Nelson, 40, was arrested after deputies say he stabbed his stepfather with a butcher knife in Oak Park.
WHO: Chad Nelson, 40; his stepfather (80); his mother (70); Ventura County Sheriff's Office deputies
WHAT: Alleged stabbing/knife attack; arrest
WHEN: Aug 01, 2026 at 6:00 AM ET
WHERE: Oak Park (East Sunny Vista Avenue), Ventura County, CA
WHY: The attack allegedly followed a family discussion that left Nelson enraged.
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