Amador County – The Amador County Sheriff’s Department announced the arrest of a Plymouth man on charges stemming from a March 28 stabbing and shooting.

Rickie Ray Tigue, 56, of Plymouth was arrested Thursday, May 3 for assault with a deadly weapon other than a firearm, assault with a deadly weapon likely to cause great bodily injury, criminal threats, and a special allegation of causing great bodily injury during the commission of a felony.

Undersheriff Jim Wegner released details Monday saying that at about 7:30 p.m. on March 28, the Sheriff’s Department responded to a residence on West Mitchell Mine Road to the report of a 59-year-old male that had been stabbed in the head by a 56-year-old friend. The victim responded to being stabbed by acquiring a shotgun and shooting at the suspect as he accessed his vehicle to leave.

The suspect was struck by the shot and fled the scene however he was later located on New York Ranch Road and subsequently flown to Mercy San Juan Hospital for treatment.

Amador County Sheriff’s Detectives conducted an investigation into the incident and forwarded their findings to the Amador County District Attorney’s Office. Based on the Sheriff’s Office investigation the District Attorney’s Office authored an arrest warrant which was authorized by Amador Superior Court Judge David Richmond.

The warrant ordered the arrest of Tigue. On May 3, after receiving the arrest warrant, Amador County Sheriff’s Deputies searched for and located Tigue.

Tigue was detained that morning as he drove on Highway 49 North of Sutter Creek and arrested without incident. Bail was set by Judge Richmond at $130,000.

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