SEAL BEACH – A 52-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was allegedly attacked in an apartment on Saturday, July 8.

Officers were called at 6:44 p.m. to a fight in the 1500 block of Seal Way, where they found the victim and witnesses, Seal Beach police said.

They identified Billy Brazos Johnson of Anaheim as the suspected attacker, adding that a knife was used.

“Although the victim was not cut with the knife, he sustained serious visible injuries and a loss of consciousness as a result of the physical altercation,” police said in a Monday, July 10 statement.

What sparked the fight was unclear.

Johnson fled before police arrived, authorities said, and was arrested at a Garden Grove hotel on Sunday, July 9, jail records indicated.

Anyone with additional case information was asked to contact Detective Jeff Gibson at 562-799-4100, ext. 1109.