Stabbing Suspect at San Diego Motel Jailed After Standoff

Firearms confiscated from a motel room after a five-hour standoff between a suspect and law enforcement officers in Spring Valley, Calif., on Oct. 16, 2023. Courtesy of San Diego County Sheriff's Department

SAN DIEGO—A felon who allegedly wounded his roommate with a 10-inch knife at a Spring Valley motel, then threatened him and another person with a gun and held both captive for several hours, was behind bars Oct. 17 and facing a slate of criminal charges.

Roger Bell, 38, was taken into custody at the end of a five-hour law enforcement standoff prompted by his alleged violent and menacing behavior at the Crown Inn Suites, 9603 Campo Road, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.