Crime & Safety

Pomona Man Pleads Guilty in Fatal Stabbing

Irven Vasquez, 19, of Pomona, received 15 years to life in State Prison.

A 19-year-old Pomona man pled guilty in the fatal stabbing of Jose Saldate, 33, of Pomona Tuesday.

Irven Vasquez pled guilty to murder in Pomona Superior Court, according to a statement by Pomona PD.

He received 15 years to life in state prison for the Dec. 2 stabbing of Saldate in the area of Garey Avenue and Grand Avenue in Pomona.  Saldate later succumbed to his injuries at Arrowhead Medical Center. 

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