Party punchers

Five people apparently tried to force their way into a private house party last week and resorted to throwing punches when turned away. That night, Oct. 4, ended in a stabbing.

About 11:15 p.m., Chico police officers arrived at a home on the 600 block of West Sixth Street to find a 21-year-old man who had been stabbed in the upper leg. Witnesses told police that five unfamiliar people—three men and two women—had tried to join the festivities, and when asked to leave, they started a fight by “sucker-punching” random party-goers.

Officers found the suspects and their getaway car, a white Honda Civic, the next night on Oak Street.

Amarion Lang, 24, of Sacramento, was identified as the alleged stabber; and Angelo Craver, a 20-year-old convicted felon, also of Sacramento, was arrested for carrying a concealed and loaded pistol.