2 Suspects Arrested in Triple Stabbing

Two more men were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of murder in connection with a triple stabbing in Burbank that left one man dead and two others seriously hurt in a brawl at a birthday party, authorities said.

Sgt. Don Goldberg said Jose Villa, 21, and Noe Ortiz, 31, were arrested at 1 a.m. Tuesday in the apartment they share in Huntington Park. They were being held without bail on suspicion of murder at the Burbank Jail.

Four men have been arrested as a result of the Sunday night incident. Teresa Ponce, 53, the woman whose birthday was being celebrated, and Marbella Cardenas, 22, were also jailed when investigators found a small amount of cocaine in the apartment. The two men arrested earlier are on suspicion of murder are Ramon Ambriz, 35, and Santiago Ponce, 21, Teresa Ponce’s son.

Police said Sunday’s party--involving more than 30 people at an apartment complex in the 2300 block of North Ontario Avenue--turned into a brawl about 8:30 p.m. During the melee, three neighbors--David Robles, 25; Audiel Gonzalez, 21, and Mario Jovin, 23--were stabbed. Robles died but the two others were hospitalized in serious condition.