{"id":33915,"date":"2026-08-09T04:41:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T23:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=33915"},"modified":"2026-08-09T04:41:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T23:41:38","slug":"horrifying-video-shows-elderly-man-fatally-stabbed-in-norcal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=33915","title":{"rendered":"Horrifying video shows elderly man fatally stabbed in NorCal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F08%2F136850496.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Police have arrested the man accused of the horrifying <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/08\/07\/us-news\/elderly-man-fatally-stabbed-outside-martinez-home-suspect-at-large\/\">stabbing death of a 68-year-old California man<\/a> \u2014 an attack captured in shocking newly released surveillance footage.<\/p>\n<p>Marcos Iriarte-Valdez, 36, was arrested at his Martinez home Friday night in connection with the fatal stabbing of Todd Stewart, the Martinez Police Department said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Marcos Iriarte-Valdez, 36, was taken into custody. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But Iriarte-Valdez was already out on pre-trial release for residential burglaries, according to cops.<\/p>\n<p>He was arrested again Aug. 4 for allegedly violating a home-detention monitoring rule \u2014 only to be released once more the very next day.<\/p>\n<p>Now, following the alleged stabbing, Iriarte-Valdez is back behind bars with bail set at a $1.1 million as detectives continue digging into the killing.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI think people can sleep a little bit safer tonight knowing that this person is in custody,\u201d police chief Andrew White <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktvu.com\/news\/martinez-stabbing-victim-todd-stewart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. \u201cUnfortunately, too, there\u2019s a family that no longer has a husband, a father.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The newly released surveillance video shows Iriarte-Valdez pulling up in a Cadillac SUV wearing dark jeans, a gray shirt and a protective vest.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Surveillance video captures the fatal stabbing of a Martinez man.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Surveillance video captures fatal stabbing of Martinez man\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K_2hleP9I30?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>He appears to sit in the vehicle for a while before getting out \u2014 and allegedly launching a vicious knife attack on Stewart.<\/p>\n<p>The two can be seen tussling on a sidewalk between two parked cars before Stewart is knocked to the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Iriarte-Valdez allegedly continues stabbing him even after he falls, as Stewart screams in agony.<\/p>\n<p>Stewart, a husband and father of two, was pronounced dead at the scene despite medics\u2019 desperate attempts to save him.<\/p>\n<p>Cops have not said what sparked the attack or whether Iriarte-Valdez and Stewart knew each other.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Crime tape after the fatal stabbing of a Martinez man.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Stewart had lived in the neighborhood for more than 30 years and had recently completed renovations on his home, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktvu.com\/news\/martinez-stabbing-victim-todd-stewart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">neighbors told KTVU<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was the most mild-mannered person and the most helpful in the court,\u201d said a friend. \u201cIt\u2019s still unbelievable. 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