Case # 18CF2139
Date: September 11, 2018
SECOND DEFENDANT CHARGED WITH STABBING-MURDER OF MAN OUTSIDE OF NIGHTCLUB IN ORANGE
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A second defendant was charged yesterday with the stabbing-murder of a man outside of a nightclub in Orange.
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Defendant |
Charges |
Maximum Sentence |
Court Date |
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Vidal Almazan, 21, Santa Ana |
Charged on Aug. 1, 2018, with the following felony counts:
Sentencing Enhancement
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25 years to life in state prison |
Pre-trial hearing Sept. 28, 2018, 8:30 a.m. Department C-55, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana |
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Antonio Jesus Brito, 19, Santa Ana |
Charged on Sept. 10, 2018, with the above felony counts. |
25 years to life in state prison |
Continued arraignment Sept. 21, 2018, 10:00 a.m. Department CJ-1, Central Jail, Santa Ana |
Circumstances of the Case
- In the early morning hours of July 29, 2018, Almazan, Brito, and a third male suspect are accused of confronting 25-year-old Nicholas Glynn at a nightclub in Orange, which resulted in the ejection of Glynn from the club.
- Glynn’s friend John Doe confronted the defendants and they engaged in an altercation until security guards removed them all from the establishment.
- After they left the club, the defendants are accused of seeing Glynn and John Doe walking down the sidewalk and stopping their vehicle to attack the victims.
- The unidentified male suspect is accused of stabbing Glynn twice as the defendants severely beat the victims.
- Almazan, Brito, and the third attacker are accused of fleeing the scene in Almazan’s vehicle.
- Witnesses called 911 and John Doe and Glynn were transported to a local hospital where John Doe was given 44 stitches for injuries sustained to his face. Glynn was later pronounced dead as a result of the stab wounds.
- Orange Police Department (OPD) investigated this case and arrested Almazan on July 30, 2018.
- OPD identified Brito and arrested the defendant on Sept. 7, 2018.
Prosecutor: Senior Deputy District Attorney Scott Simmons, Homicide Unit