BOISE, Idaho — The Boise Police Department (BPD) has arrested the suspect they were looking for in connection to a Tuesday fatal stabbing.
On Thursday, Oct. 31, BPD said officers arrested Nicholaus Kyser, 34, on several charges of criminal conspiracy, robbery and failure to appear, and was booked into the Ada County Jail.
BPD said that on Thursday, around 4 p.m., they received a tip about Kyser's location, and their officers began investigating. Officers found Kyser driving a car and pulled him over near Maple Grove Road and Chinden Boulevard.
Boise Poice said around 5:30 p.m., Kyser was taken into custody without incident.
Also on Thursday, Boise Police announced officers had arrested two other people related to Tuesday's fatal stabbing.
On Wednesday, Oct. 30, Officers arrested Natalie Kemper, 28, who was taken into custody following an investigation. BPD said she was booked on a robbery conspiracy charge.
Another suspect, Andrew Lucas, 25, was arrested in connection to the Tuesday stabbing. BPD said he was found in the area of Cole and Emerald and was taken to the Ada County Jail.
The coroner's office has identified the stabbing victim. 31-year-old Nicholas Tenney died at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, after life saving measures were unsuccessful. He was stabbed by another individual, reports the coroner.
A man is dead after a fight escalated into a deadly stabbing in Boise early Tuesday morning.
Shortly after 12:30 a.m., the Boise Police Department (BPD) responded to reports of an incident near Cole and Ustick Road.
While Boise Police officers were arriving at the scene, they noticed a man running in the opposite direction of the incident. As officers approached this man, he began to run south towards the reported incident.
Police said officers made contact with the man, Eliseo Torres, 36, learning he was involved in a physical altercation outside of a business on the 7300 block of W. Ustick Road.
Officers also located an unresponsive man in the parking lot with a stab wound. BPD began performing lifesaving care until paramedics were on the scene.
BPD learned that there was an apparent fight between Torres and several other people, including the stabbing victim.
Police said evidence indicates that Torres stabbed the victim, who later died at the hospital.
Torres was transported to the hospital for injuries he sustained during the fight. Police said Torres was later booked into Ada County Jail on several charges, including some previous warrants from an unrelated incident.
Torres was charged with second-degree murder, two counts of felony controlled substance possession, and misdemeanor paraphernalia use or possession with intent to use.
According to BPD, after officers had secured the area, officers had located another man walking nearby that matched a description of one involved suspects. The man, Daydreyn Pelton, 25, was involved in the fight and stole property from Torres. Police investigated, later arresting Pelton as well for felony robbery.
Anyone with information is asked to call Ada County Dispatch at at 208-377-6790 or Crime Stoppers by calling 343-COPS (2677), by visiting www.343COPS.com, or leave a tip using the "P3 Tips" app for your mobile device, said BPD.
