Chan Kim, 20, has been charged with attempted murder after an altercation at Serrano Campground in Big Bear City. (File Photo)
By G. T. Houts
Big Bear City, CA – Twenty-year-old Chan Kim has been placed under arrest for attempted murder after an altercation at Serrano Campground in the 40600 block of North Shore Drive in Big Bear City Wednesday morning.
THE INCIDENT
Serrano Campground is located in the 40600 block of North Shore Drive (Highway 38) in Big Bear City. (Photo by U.S. Forest Service)
Shortly after 10 a.m., March 9, Big Bear Sheriff’s deputies responded to a reported fight at Serrano Campground in Big Bear City.
Upon arrival, deputies made contact with the involved parties and determined that five male adults who had been camping together when they allegedly got into a verbal argument at the campsite, according to a media release.
The argument reportedly escalated and turned physical when one of the males — identified as Kim — picked up a shovel and hit the 19-year-old victim, Shervin Mostashari, in the ear.
Deputies determined Chan then made threatening statements and allegedly stabbed the victim multiple times in the torso with a pocketknife.
As a result of the altercation, Mostashari sustained a moderate cut to his ear and superficial lacerations to his torso through the several layers of heavy clothing he was wearing.
The victim refused medical attention at the scene, and later drove himself to Bear Valley Community Hospital for treatment.
THE ARREST
At 10:57 a.m., Kim was detained without incident and booked into the Big Bear Jail on a felony charge of attempted murder.
Kim remains in custody in lieu of $1 million bail.
COURT APPEARANCE
Kim’s first court appearance — a video arraignment — is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. on March 11 in San Bernardino County Superior Court.
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