A GoFundMe site created by the family of a Port Angeles man who was stabbed multiple times after he provided a ride to a couple and their seven children October 20 has raised more than $46,000 toward a goal of $50 thousand.

60-year-old Marvin Swaggerty stopped to offer Nicholas Well and Rosario Lopez-Castro and their children a ride as they walked along Highway 101 near Deer Park after their vehicle had become disabled. Clallam County Sheriff’s deputies say shortly after Swaggerty, a DoorDash driver, was suddenly stabbed in the neck and head by the father , was shoved out of his car onto Carlsborg Road, and they sped away in his car.

After the attack, the couple drove to rural Kitsap County, where they were found by deputies passed out in the stolen car in the middle of the road, which had a blood-covered front seat.

Their children, ages 6 months to 9 years, were also in the vehicle, some without proper clothing or car seats.  The mother and father were arrested and the children were placed in homes by Child Protective Services.

Nicholas and Rosario are currently in the Clallam County jail. Both are facing charges of Attempted Second Degree Murder, First  Degree Robbery, and Theft of a Motor Vehicle. Bail has been set at $750,000 each.

Swaggerty’s daughter, Christina Brown, says her father was simply trying to be a good Samaritan and is going to need help getting back on his feet.

The GoFundMe site is “Aid for Christina’s Dad: Stabbed While Helping.”

https://www.gofundme.com/f/aid-for-christinas-dad-stabbed-while-helping

PHOTO: Christina Brown