CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Police arrested a woman on Wednesday morning who they say broke into a neighbor's home, stabbed him and attempted to steal his vehicle after he would not give her a cigarette.



Sara Thomas, 28, of Clearlake was arrested for attempted murder, burglary, armed robbery and vehicle theft, according to Sgt. Tim Hobbs.



Hobbs identified the victim in the case as 46-year-old Andrew Beckerley of Clearlake.



At 7:30 a.m. Wednesday Clearlake Police officers were dispatched to a residence in the 3700 block of Huntington Avenue for a fight and one person being hit with a bat, Hobbs said.



Officers arrived on scene within two minutes of the 911 call and located Beckerley in the roadway. Hobbs said Beckerley was found to have several apparent stab wounds, including one to his chest.



Thomas was located inside Beckerley’s pickup truck in the driveway of the residence and detained, Hobbs said.



Medical personnel from the Lake County Fire Protection District arrived and began treating Beckerley, who Hobbs said was transported by medical personnel to Austin Park. There, a REACH air ambulance picked up Beckerley and transported him to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital.



During the investigation Hobbs said officers discovered that Beckerley lives in the main residence on the property and Thomas lives in a granny unit at the rear of the property.



Shortly before the Wednesday morning incident, Thomas went to the main residence to ask for a cigarette from Beckerley, who would not give her one. Hobbs said she then left.



A short time later, Thomas broke into Beckerley’s residence while armed with a baseball bat and a knife, stabbing Beckerley several times, Hobbs said.



Hobbs said Beckerley was able to gain control of the bat and defended himself by striking Thomas with it several times.



During this struggle Thomas was able to take the keys to Beckerley’s vehicle and left the residence. Hobbs said Thomas got in Beckerley’s vehicle – which was parked in the driveway – and attempted to get it started.



Beckerley went out into the street to get away from Thomas and wait for the police to arrive, Hobbs said.



Thomas was arrested and, after being medically cleared for incarceration at St Helena Hospital Clear Lake, was booked into the Lake County Jail, Hobbs said.



As of 4 p.m. Wednesday Beckerley was reported to be in stable condition at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, Hobbs said.



Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to contact Det. Elvis Cook at 707-994-8251, Extension 315.