Santa Maria Motel Fights Leads to Attempted Murder Arrest

by April Charlton , June 20, 2013

SANTA MARIA – An afternoon brawl at a Budget Inn Motel landed one man involved in the altercation a cell in County Jail and the other a trip to the hospital.

David Gilbert Godinez

Just after 3:30 p.m. of Tuesday afternoon, officers were called to the small motel in the 1100 block of North Broadway for a report of a fight and discovered a male victim suffering from multiple lacerations to his upper torso.

21 year-old David Gilbert Godinez of Santa Maria is believed to be the alleged attacker and was taken into custody at the scene. The unidentified victim was transported to Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries, police said.

Godinez is being held at Santa Barbara County Jail on suspicion of attempted murder.

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April Charlton

April Charlton is a freelance journalist who specializes in criminal and local government matters. She has more than 11-plus years of experience as a reporter, covering everything from cops and courts to city and county governments. She writes for CrimeVoice and several newspapers on the Central Coast, including the Santa Maria Times, a daily publication, and its sister papers, Times Press Recorder and The Adobe Press. She may be reached at really_dawn@yahoo.com for any comments or suggestions that you may have.