Key West man charged with attempted murder after stabbing cousin in back, police say

KEY WEST, Fla. – Police arrested a Key West man Sunday morning after they mentioned he stabbed his 37-year-old cousin two times in the again over a imaginable eviction, severely wounding him.

Elvis Genaro Savia-Mayorga, 36, is going through 3 prison fees, together with attempted second-degree murder.

According to Key West police, the stabbing took place simply earlier than 3 a.m. at a house in the 1200 block of Flagler Avenue, shared by way of the suspect, sufferer and a number of other “family or life-long friends.”

Detectives mentioned a married couple residing on the space reported being woke up by way of the sufferer, Juan Victor Artola-Diaz, and Savia-Mayorga preventing.

Witnesses informed police they discovered the sufferer on most sensible of Savia-Mayorga, who used to be keeping a serrated knife, an arrest record said.

One of the roommates intervened and struggled to disarm Savia-Mayorga, maintaining a reduce in the method. Another roommate witnessed the altercation and noticed Savia-Mayorga stabbing Artola-Diaz, police mentioned.

Detectives, whilst on the crime scene, mentioned they noticed bloodstains constant with a reported struggle, alongside with vital blood at the mattress the place the sufferer collapsed. Artola-Diaz used to be discovered in the rental’s rest room, bleeding from two deep stab wounds to his again.

He used to be transported to the Lower Keys Medical Center, then airlifted to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital in important situation.

Savia-Mayorga, when interviewed, had visual blood on his clothes and accidents to his eyes and arms, consistent with the record.

Savia-Mayorga used to be taken to the Key West Police Department for additional investigation, the place he waived his Miranda rights and admitted to “cutting” the sufferer however claimed that he acted in self-defense, consistent with police.

He claimed Artola-Diaz had come house that evening in an “argumentative” state and have been speaking about evicting probably the most roommates, one thing Savia-Mayorga disagreed with, police mentioned.

Savia-Mayorga claimed that he had armed himself after Artola-Diaz approached him in an “aggressive” method.

Artola-Diaz remained in the extensive care unit Monday, a police spokesperson mentioned, however his situation had stabilized.

Savia-Mayorga used to be being held with out bond in the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Key West prison facility as of Monday afternoon.

He’s set to be arraigned April 25.