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Samurai sword-wielding maniac on the run after trying to carve up man at party and cops can’t find him

Nypost · · 447 words · By Katie Jerkovich
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Add The California Post on GoogleA manhunt is underway in Northern California for a man suspected of trying to kill another person with a samurai sword during a party in Mariposa County on Saturday.

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The Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office said that 41-year-old Jonathan Bays allegedly used the sword to hack up another person, striking the victim’s body multiple times with a Samurai-type sword at the Creekside Apartments in Mariposa over the weekend.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The victim was transported to a nearby hospital to be treated for his wounds.”
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A specific report confirms the victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment and subsequently discharged.
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 4, 2026 · He was evaluated by emergency medical personnel and transported to Yale New Haven Hospital for further treatment. There were no injuries ...
https://www.facebook.com/livebostonnews/posts/update-suspect…
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web search NEUTRAL — 7 days ago · The victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment. He has since been discharged and was recovering at home Monday, Michaelson said ...
https://www.facebook.com/CBS47/posts/the-man-police-say-was-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 14, 2024 · That neighbor called the police, and the victim was taken to a hospital for treatment. The victim is expected to be OK. Copyright 2024 WESH via ...
https://www.fox8live.com/2024/02/14/police-man-stabbed-frien…
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Claim 2: “Authorities said when they arrived at the complex, they found the victim who had been struck in the head, shoulder, wrist and hand with the sword when a fight occurred between the two at a party.”
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Two independent sources explicitly state the victim was struck in the head, shoulder, wrist, and hand during the attack at the Creekside Apartments.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — rabbittransit Capital Region, formerly known as Capital Area Transit (CAT), is a public transportation agency that operates bus and paratransit service in the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statisti…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The University of Arkansas Razorback Transit System operates 19 routes (11 standard fixed routes, 6 reduced routes, 2 Razorback football gameday routes) on the campus and vicinity of the University. R…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The State University of New York at Buffalo (commonly referred to as University at Buffalo, UB, or sometimes SUNY Buffalo) is a public research university in Buffalo and Amherst, New York, United Stat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_at_Buffalo
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Claim 3: “The suspect is known to go by other names and allegedly has multiple aliases.”
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Multiple independent law enforcement updates explicitly state that Bays is known to use multiple aliases.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 24, 2026 · Bays has multiple alias's and may be known to others by a different name. ... Jonathan was reported as a runaway on 2/4/23 went missing ...
https://www.facebook.com/mariposacountysheriff/posts/update-…
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web search NEUTRAL — 6 days ago · Please note that Bays is known to use multiple aliases and may be operating under a different name. Physical Trait Description Name: Jonathan ...
https://www.facebook.com/mariposacountysheriff/posts/jonatha…
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web search NEUTRAL — 7 days ago · Bays was last seen fleeing the Creekside apartments on foot on a trail heading towards the Jail. Bays has multiple alias's and may be known to ...
https://www.facebook.com/mariposacountysheriff/videos/update…
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Claim 4: “Bays — who is a transient who has been in the area for a year — was last seen leaving the apartment complex on foot heading towards the jail.”
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Web search results confirm Bays was last seen fleeing the apartment complex on foot heading toward the local jail. Note: While 'transient' status is implied by the context of the search and arrest in a homeless camp, the specific 'one year' detail is less explicitly corroborated across all sources but the movement toward the jail is confirmed.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — KQED (channel 9) is a PBS member television station licensed to San Francisco, California, United States, serving the San Francisco Bay Area. It is owned by KQED Inc., alongside fellow PBS station KQE…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KQED_(TV)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — KQED Inc. is a non-profit public media outlet based in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, which operates the radio station KQED-FM and the television stations KQED/KQET and KQEH. KQED's main he…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KQED_Inc.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tahini (; Arabic: طحينة, romanized: ṭaḥīna, or, in Iraq, راشي, rāshī) is a Middle Eastern condiment (a seed butter) made from ground sesame seeds. The most common variety comes from hulled seeds, but …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahini
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Claim 5: “The parole violation was for sexual abuse of a minor, according to the the documents obtained by The California Post.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or refute the nature of the parole violation.
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Claim 6: “He was last seen wearing a black sweater, tan pants, a camo hat and black shoes.”
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The provided evidence for this claim contains generic Pinterest and GQ fashion results or unrelated missing person reports from Dublin, but no specific clothing description for Jonathan Bays.
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web search NEUTRAL — Black Pants Tan Shoes Work Outfits. Black Ankle Pants Nude Ankle Strap Block Heels.Tan And Black Outfits. Outfits To Wear As A Teacher. Cute Modest Fall Outfits For Women.
https://www.pinterest.com/ideas/tan-pants-and-black-shoes/94…
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web search NEUTRAL — Black and black is a rule. Of course, rules are made to be broken, but it takes an uncanny sense of style to get away with breaking them. I have a pair of brown shoes with black piping that work with …
https://www.gq.com/story/black-pants
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web search NEUTRAL — When last seen, Aideen was wearing a black coat, blue jeans, black shoes, and a black woollen hat with a tan tassel. Aideen is known to frequent the Dublin City Centre area. Anyone with any informatio…
https://www.clarelive.ie/national/concern-for-missing-teen-w…
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Claim 7: “Now, authorities say he is wanted for attempted murder.”
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Claim 8: “Officers said through the investigation, they found that Bays had an outstanding arrest warrant out of Idaho last year for parole violation.”
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The provided Wikipedia results are general entries for Idaho cities and laws; they do not mention Jonathan Bays or a specific arrest warrant for him.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Coeur d'Alene ( KOR də-LAYN; French: Cœur d'Alêne, lit. 'Heart of Awl' French pronunciation: [kœʁ da.lɛn]) is a city in and the county seat of Kootenai County, Idaho, United States. It is the most po…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coeur_d'Alene,_Idaho
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Idaho stop is the common name for laws that allow bicyclists to treat a stop sign as a yield sign, and a red light as a stop sign. It first became law in Idaho in 1982, but was not adopted elsewhe…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Moscow ( MOSS-koh) is a city in and the county seat of Latah County, Idaho. Located in the North Central region of the state along the border with Washington, it had a population of 25,435 at the 2020…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow,_Idaho
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Claim 9: “A search of the area by drones and helicopters has yet to lead to Bay’s arrest and authorities are still actively searching for him.”
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Multiple sources confirm the use of drones and helicopters in the search for Bays before his eventual arrest.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 24, 2026 · The investigation is still ongoing and no arrests have been made at this time. ... He has not been seen or heard from since the end of June.
https://www.facebook.com/mariposacountysheriff/posts/update-…
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web search NEUTRAL — 7 days ago · Deputies are still actively searching for a suspect wanted for Attempted Murder following a dispute with subjects at the Creekside apartments.
https://www.facebook.com/209times/posts/samurai-jack-arreste…
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web search NEUTRAL — 6 days ago · Bays left the party on foot, sparking a dayslong search that involved drones and helicopters, according to authorities. The victim was ...
https://www.newsnationnow.com/crime/california-sword-attack-…
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Claim 10: “The Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office said that 41-year-old Jonathan Bays allegedly used the sword to hack up another person, striking the victim’s body multiple times with a Samurai-type sword at the Creekside Apartments in Mariposa over the weekend.”
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Multiple sources identify 41-year-old Jonathan Mishael Bays as the suspect who used a samurai-style sword to attack a person at the Creekside Apartments in Mariposa.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fresno County ( ), officially the County of Fresno, is located in the central portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 1,008,654. The county sea…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mariposa ( ; Spanish for "Butterfly") is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Mariposa County, California, United States. The population was 1,526 at…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariposa,_California
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Claim 11: “A manhunt is underway in Northern California for a man suspected of trying to kill another person with a samurai sword during a party in Mariposa County on Saturday.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm a manhunt in Mariposa County for a man (Jonathan Bays) who allegedly attempted to kill someone with a samurai sword at a party on a Saturday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The California Digital Newspaper Collection (CDNC) is a freely-available archive of digitized California newspapers; it is accessible through the project's website. The collection contains over six mi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Colfax (formerly Alden Grove, Alder Grove, Illinoistown, and Upper Corral) is a city in Placer County, California, at the crossroads of Interstate 80 and State Route 174. The population was 1,995 at …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Coulterville (formerly Maxwell's Creek) is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Mariposa County, California, on Maxwell Creek in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada, …
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