Two people were stabbed in North Austin on Friday evening, and a SWAT team ended up surrounding a nearby home before deputies took a 47-year-old man into custody without further violence. Williamson County Sheriff's Office deputies found the two victims suffering from knife wounds and rushed them to a local hospital, where their injuries were described as non-life-threatening.
According to KVUE, deputies were dispatched to the scene around 5:30 p.m. Friday after reports that two people had been assaulted with a knife. Investigators identified the suspect as 47-year-old Antonio Gutierrez Cervantes Jr. and traced him to his own house in the 4300 block of Northridge Road, the sheriff's office told the station.
Once deputies located Cervantes at his residence, the Williamson County SWAT team was called in to help secure the scene. He was ultimately taken into custody without further incident, per the sheriff's office account relayed to KVUE. The sheriff's office said no other information was available beyond those details.
Williamson County Deputies Responded
Williamson County Sheriff's Office deputies and the county's SWAT team responded to the Northridge Road scene.
For felony cases, venue is determined by physical county boundaries rather than mailing address, according to the Law Office of Ryan Deck.
A Tactical Team With Recent Local History
The Williamson County Sheriff's Office has a SWAT team. In January, a residential standoff near Round Rock ended with a juvenile taken into custody after two people were found dead; the juvenile surrendered peacefully. A separate Hoodline report described the September 2026 discovery of one deceased person near Round Rock.
The 911 call that triggered Friday's response moved through Williamson County Emergency Communications, a dispatch center that coordinates police and fire response for more than 600,000 Central Texas residents across 30 local and state agencies, per Williamson County. The center coordinates police and fire response across the region.
What Charges Cervantes Could Face
Under Texas Penal Code § 22.02, aggravated assault is a second-degree felony when an assault causes serious bodily injury or a deadly weapon is used or exhibited; whether a knife qualifies as a deadly weapon depends on how it was used. The offense carries a punishment range of two to 20 years in prison and fines up to $10,000, according to Varghese Summersett. The charge can be elevated to a first-degree felony if the victim has a qualifying relationship to the defendant, including a family, household, or dating relationship; the punishment range is five to 99 years in prison. The sheriff's office said no other information was available.
An arrestee may be booked at the Williamson County Jail. A magistrate or judge usually reviews the charge and sets bail within 48 hours, considering the seriousness of the charge and the defendant's history, the Law Offices of Ryan H. Deck note. Williamson County's courts processed more than 6,600 reported criminal offenses and over 5,000 bail forms in just the first half of 2026, according to figures from the Texas Office of Court Administration cited by Dunham & Jones.
The incident comes even as statewide crime data has trended downward. Texas Department of Public Safety figures showed a 22.44 percent drop in total index crimes in late 2025 compared with the previous year. Still, isolated physical assaults like Friday's stabbing remain a persistent local safety concern even as overall crime rates fall.
