A homeless man accused of stabbing and trying to kill a pedestrian walking near a Riverside shopping center was charged Wednesday with attempted murder.
Adam Edward Chang, 41, was arrested Friday following a Riverside Police Department investigation.
Along with the attempted murder count, Chang is charged with a sentence-enhancing allegation of using a deadly weapon in the commission of a felony.
He's being held without bail at the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning and was slated to make his initial court appearance Wednesday afternoon at the Riverside Hall of Justice.
According to Riverside police Officer Ryan Railsback, about 7:30 a.m. Friday, the victim, identified only as a Riverside man, was walking in the area of Central and De Anza avenues, near the Riverside Plaza, where multiple stores and restaurants are located, when he was confronted by Chang.
Railsback alleged that the defendant pulled a sharp-edged weapon -- the type wasn't specified -- and plunged it into the victim several times without provocation.
Witnesses called 911 as the man collapsed, and patrol officers swarmed the location, quickly locating Chang and taking him into custody without incident, according to the police spokesman.
The victim was taken to Riverside Community Hospital, where he remains in critical condition, Railsback said.
He said that Chang came from Northern California, but that it was unclear how long he had been in Riverside.
The defendant has no documented prior misdemeanor or felony convictions in Riverside County.
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