Stabbing suspect Farzad Fazeli

Thank God the switchblade malfunctioned preventing Farzad Fazeli from stabbing Peters.

NBC Bay Area reported:

Farzad Fazeli, 35, approached Rudy Peters at his campaign booth at the Castro Valley Fall Festival in “an aggressive manner,” and made disparaging remarks about Peters and the republican party, witnesses told officers. Fazeli allegedly pulled out a knife and attempted to stab Peters, but the knife malfunctioned and Peters got into a physical altercation with Fazeli.

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No injuries were reported from the incident, according to Sheriff’s spokesperson Sgt. Ray Kelly.

Fazeli fled the scene but he was later arrested with a switchblade knife located on his person, officials said.