Fourth suspect in Desert Hot Springs hotel stabbing pleads guilty

Lina Portman3 days ago

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The last of four suspects in a stabbing at a Desert Hot Springs hotel pleaded guilty Wednesday to multiple charges.

Jaime Eduardo Reynaga, 39, pleaded guilty to assault causing great bodily injury and first-degree burglary Wednesday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio. He is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 8, according to court records.

Three other men charged in the case, Jose Luis Garcia, 30, Moises Mazariegos, 32, and Anthony Rene Ayala, 30, had already pleaded guilty to the same charges. Garcia and Mazariegos pleaded guilty in March, while Ayala did so in May. All three have already been convicted.

The stabbing happened around 11 p.m. on April 15, 2021, at a hotel in the 11000 block of Palm Drive, according to the Desert Hot Springs Police Department.

Officers who responded to the scene found a male victim, whose name and age have not been released, suffering from multiple stab wounds. He was taken to Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs.

The four men were arrested between April 21, 2021 and April 24, 2024. Ayala was incarcerated at the Larry D. Smith Correctional Center, Garcia and Mazariegos at the Robert Presley Detention Center, and Reynaga at the Southwest Detention Center.

Lina Portman

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