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Man killed in stabbing at Boise Bench home identified

39-year-old Jorge Lossi was arrested Friday night on suspicion of second-degree murder in the death of Brian Hamblet.

BOISE, Idaho — One man is dead and another is in jail, charged with second-degree murder, after a stabbing at a home on South Orchard Street near West Franklin Road in Boise.

The Ada County Coroner on Monday afternoon identified the victim as Brian Hamblet, who was 42 years old. The coroner's report indicates the cause and manner of death are pending.

Officers responding to a call for service at about 10:55 p.m. Friday found Hamblet injured in the home. Ada County Paramedics also responded and attempted lifesaving efforts at the scene, but Hamblet passed away and was pronounced dead at 5:38 a.m. Saturday. The Boise Police Department said a preliminary investigation showed he had been stabbed.

Officers detained 39-year-old Jorge Lossi at the scene. After further investigation by detectives with the BPD Violent Crime Unit, officers arrested Lossi and booked him into the Ada County Jail. 

In a video arraignment Monday afternoon, Ada County Magistrate Judge Michael Lojek ordered Lossi held on $2 million bond. The judge also ordered a competency evaluation. The judge appointed a public defender for Lossi, who has filed a motion for reduction of bond, saying Lossi has no income and therefore cannot possibly make bail. A hearing on that motion is set for September 1.

Lossi was recently paroled after serving time in prison for battery on an officer. He was sentenced in February 2019. The Idaho Department of Correction database indicates he was released to supervision on July 25, 2022, and was scheduled to complete his sentence on May 28, 2024.

Police have not said if they believe Lossi and Hamblet knew each other before Friday night's stabbing, or what might have led up to it. The IDOC database indicates that, like Lossi, Hamblet was on parole; Hamblet was on supervised release after serving time in prison for a DUI offense.

The Boise Police Department said Saturday morning that the investigation is ongoing.

Credit: Ada County Sheriff's Office

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