Man identified in fatal Ventura stabbing; suspect faces murder charge
Megan Diskin and Jeremy Childs | April 20, 2018
A 35-year-old Ventura father and husband died from a stab wound he suffered earlier this week while having dinner with his family at Aloha Steakhouse in Ventura, police said Friday.
Officials with the Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as Anthony Mele. His death appears to be the city’s first reported homicide of 2018, said Ventura police Cmdr. Tom Higgins.
Ventura police said they were notified that the victim was removed from life support about 6:30 p.m. Thursday and died from the injury.
The man Ventura police said is responsible for the stabbing was arrested on the night of the incident. Jamal Jackson, 49, who has been held in Ventura County jail since Wednesday, made his first court appearance Friday in connection with the murder charge. Jackson, who is
listed as homeless, was being held in lieu of a $1.05 million bond.
Meanwhile, Ventura police said they were stepping up patrols around the Ventura Promenade where the stabbing took place. City leaders also decried the incident and vowed the take measures to ensure a similar incident does not occur.
* Yep, Jamal he is.............
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