SOUTH GATE – A 36-year-old man was arrested Tuesday morning on suspicion of stabbing a man on a passenger bus in South Gate on Saturday.

Edgar Espinoza was arrested by deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Transit Services Special Assignment Unit at about 3:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Irwindale passenger station.

He was booked on suspicion of attempted murder and was being held without bail in connection with the stabbing that occurred at about 5:15 p.m. Saturday, according to the sheriff’s department.

“The victim was transported by the Los Angeles County Fire Department to a local hospital where they were listed in stable condition,” department officials said in a news release.

“I want to commend our detectives and deputies who worked tirelessly around the clock to br

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