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Shakey's Stabbing: Man Charged With Murdering Football Rival In Pizza Parlor Brawl
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A man was charged today for fatally stabbing a man at a Shakey's restaurant in the San Gabriel Valley this Saturday.Jose De Jesus Ruiz, 22, of Bakersfield is accused of stabbing Patrick Raymond Ortega, 25, to death during a brawl at the pizza parlor in Monterey Park, according to City News Service. It all went down around 7 pm on Saturday night after a Pop Warner football game in Bell Gardens.
An argument broke out between Ruiz and Ortega that escalated into a physical fight and eventually a stabbing. Ruiz was arrested the next day by Monterey Park police.
He is being charged with one count of murder with the special allegation that he personally used a deadly weapon, according to the Los Angeles Times. Prosecutors are asking that bail be set at $1 million for Ruiz. He could face up to 26 years to life in prison for the stabbing, the District Attorney's office told CNS.
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