FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A North Fork man is in jail accused of stabbing a man in the neck in Oakhurst.
The Madera County Sheriff's office said the attack happened just before 5 pm Friday along Highway 41 near the Fresno River.
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When deputies got to the scene, they found the victim and rushed him to Community Regional Medical Center.
Witnesses said the suspect sped off in a green Subaru SUV.
It was spotted just a few miles away and there was a pursuit, but the suspect got away.
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About two hours later, deputies spotted that car in North Fork and after a brief struggle, 31-year-old Robert Long was arrested.
He was booked in jail on charges of attempted murder, commission of a hate crime and evading a peace officer.