BOISE -- The man accused in a deadly stabbing at a downtown Boise nightclub now faces second degree murder charges.
Late Wednesday, Boise Police identified the suspect as 24-year-old Jesus M. Garcia, of Nampa. Investigators say Garcia stabbed two people at China Blue early Saturday morning.
One of the stabbing victims, identified by the Ada County coroner as 21-year-old Daviel Ruiz-Gomez, died at a Boise hospital this week.
Garcia was arrested on drug possession and probation violation charges Saturday. He now faces additional charges of second degree murder and aggravated battery. He remains in the Ada County Jail and is expected to make his first court appearance on the new charges Thursday afternoon.
According to the owner of China Blue, the stabbing happened at about 1:40 a.m. after two groups of men inside the club got into a fight near the dance floor. As the fight escalated, one man pulled out a pocketknife and stabbed two other men in the abdomen, the owner said.
