Armando Campos
A man angry over a woman stabbed his rival multiple times in the chest and head on Friday at a home on Longbranch Avenue in Grover Beach, police said.
Police said Armando Campos, 37, forced his way past his ex-girlfriend, Kristen Meyers, and into the home of Ryan Merritt. Campos stabbed Merritt multiple times with an unknown instrument and then fled the scene in a red Ford truck.
Emergency medical personnel transported Merritt to Marian Medical Center in Santa Maria where he is listed in serious condition, police said.
Police describe Campos as 5 feet 10 inches tall, 185 pounds with brown hair and eyes. He is considered armed and dangerous. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to call the Grover Beach police or Crime Stoppers at 549-STOP.
