Police arrest man in Berkeley stabbing of woman in her 70s

Berkeley police say this suspect, Mark Edward Jekabson, 42, is wanted in connection with the stabbing of a 70-year-old woman in her home on Sept. 4, 2018. Berkeley police say this suspect, Mark Edward Jekabson, 42, is wanted in connection with the stabbing of a 70-year-old woman in her home on Sept. 4, 2018. Photo: Courtesy Photo, Berkeley Police Department Photo: Courtesy Photo, Berkeley Police Department Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Police arrest man in Berkeley stabbing of woman in her 70s 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

The man suspected of stabbing an elderly woman in Berkeley this week has been arrested in Pinole.

Mark Edward Jekabson, 42, was apprehended Wednesday afternoon in Pinole’s Fernandez Park by members of the police force in the small Contra Costa County city. They were responding to a call reporting a man with medical issues, Lt. Matt Avery said Thursday.

There was no effort to resist by Jekabson, who was identified by Berkeley police as wanted for murder because of an incident early Tuesday morning on the 1500 block of Edith Street. Berkeley police had been called because of screams for help, and when they arrived, the attacker had fled the scene.

Berkeley police released news of the incident on Tuesday evening, saying that Jekabson was wanted for attempted murder in the stabbing of a woman in her 70s and may be armed and dangerous. Wednesday, however, he was weak and bleeding from the forehead; according to Avery, Jekabson was treated at a hospital in Richmond before being handed over to Berkeley officers by the Pinole police.

John King is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: jking@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @johnkingsfchron