Crime & Safety
2 Inmates Indicted In Martinez Jailhouse Stabbing
The inmates are accused of attempted murder in a gang-related stabbing May 4 at the Contra Costa County jail in Martinez.
MARTINEZ, CA — Two inmates at the Martinez Detention Facility have been indicted on charges of attempted murder in a gang-related stabbing that happened in custody in May, Contra Costa County prosecutors said Monday.
Brentwood resident Marco Salazar, 23, and 37-year-old Joseph Malfitano, from Sacramento, allegedly stabbed Edward Nachor in the neck on May 4. Nachor suffered serious injuries, but survived.
Salazar and Malfitano are also facing enhancements for street terrorism and allegedly committing the crime for the benefit of a street gang.
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Salazar is being held on $2.16 million bail, and Malfitano is being held on no-bail status. The indictment against the defendants was unsealed in a Martinez courtroom Monday morning.
— Bay City News Service