A man was sentenced to prison for a truck stop knife attack following an argument that escalated at an Arizona truck stop last year.
On January 23, Quan Arline, 55, was sentenced to three years in prison by a Mohave County Superior Court judge, Havasu News reports.
In December 2024, Airline was found guilty of Second Degree Attempted Murder for an altercation that left a fellow truck driver injured.
The incident occurred on February 4, 2024, at a Pilot truck stop located off Highway 95 in Lake Havasu City, Arizona.
“At trial the Victim testified that Arline confronted him at the Pilot fuel station for fueling up too slowly. A verbal altercation ensued inside the fuel station, which promoted an employee of Pilot to separate the men. The Victim testified that he walked outside but was followed closely behind by Arline. A second altercation took place outside the fuel station and ended in Arline abruptly and violently slashing the Victim’s neck with a pocketknife. Arline then fled the scene. In a subsequent interview with law enforcement, Arline admitted to cutting the Victim but stated he was acting in self- defense,” the Mohave County Attorney’s Office (MCAO) said.
“Throughout trial Arline claimed self-defense but also admitted during his trial testimony that he pulled the knife out as he was walking behind the Victim. This State argued this fact demonstrated his intent to kill the Victim over a fuel station feud,” said MCAO.