2 Arrested In Old Town Temecula Stabbing: Sheriff

MURRIETA, CA — A Murrieta man is one of two suspects behind bars this week on suspicion of stabbing another man in Old Town in late March, Southwest Sheriff's Station reported Tuesday.

After an extensive investigation, the Riverside Sheriff Special Enforcement Bureau arrested Ivan Isayev, a 32-year-old Murrieta resident. As of 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, he was being held at the Southwest Detention Center on pending charges.

No bail or court date has yet been set.

A second arrest warrant related to the stabbing incident was also served in Northern California, according to the department.

Kevin Vo, 28, of Rocklin, was also detained in Rocklin on warrants served by Southwest Station Investigators, according to Sgt. Joe Narciso. Vo was booked into a Placer County jail and is awaiting extradition to Riverside County. The Rocklin Police Department, the Pacific Southwest Regional Task Force, and the Roseville Police Department assisted investigators during Vo's arrest.

On March 30, just after 2:30 a.m., deputies arrived at Old Town Front Street and 3rd Street, where a victim had been stabbed.

"A 911 caller advised officers that a man was stabbed. Arriving emergency responders found the victim, who had sustained non-life-threatening injuries, according to Southwest Station deputies. He was taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries," Sgt. Wenndy Brito-Gonzalez told Patch. "The victim was treated at a local hospital and later released."

By the time officers arrived, the suspects had fled the scene. Southwest Sheriff’s Station investigators responded to the scene and assumed the investigation.

Later on the morning of the stabbing, the intersection of Old Town Front Street was briefly closed while the investigation was being conducted and reopened about 6 a.m. Sunday.

An Old Town shopkeeper told Patch that as they arrived to open their businesses at 7 a.m. that morning, clean up from the violent attack was still underway.

"I saw the blocked-off street. They were still spraying blood from the steps," she said.

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