Morgan Hill Police arrested three young men who stabbed a 16-year-old boy in the area of Tennant Avenue and Church Street Friday night, according to authorities.
About 10:40pm Sept. 7, officers were dispatched to the area of the south Morgan Hill intersection to investigate a report of a person stabbed, reads a Sept. 10 press release from Morgan Hill Police Department. Officers arrived to the area but did not locate a victim or witnesses.
Several minutes later, Morgan Hill Police communications received a phone call from a local hospital, advising that a 16-year-old stabbing victim had been dropped off and was receiving medical attention, police said. Officers learned the victim suffered multiple stab wounds to his back and was in critical condition.
Through the investigation, officers developed information leading them to a suspect and vehicle description, police said. About 7:16pm Sept. 8, an officer on patrol recognized the suspect’s vehicle and conducted an enforcement stop.
The 17-year-old male driver of the vehicle was identified as being involved in the previous night’s altercation and stabbing, according to police.
The continuing investigation also led to the identity of another involved subject, Roman Yerkovich, 19, of Morgan Hill, according to authorities. Yerkovich later turned himself in at the Morgan Hill Police Department.
Police then identified yet a third suspect, Luis Pineda, 19, of Morgan Hill. Officers arrested Pineda at his home the afternoon of Sept. 10, the police department announced in a follow-up press release.
Yerkovich was booked at Santa Clara County Jail on suspicion of attempted homicide and conspiracy, police said. The male juvenile suspect was booked at Juvenile Hall, also on suspicion of attempted homicide and conspiracy. Police are not releasing the 17-year-old suspect’s name because he is a juvenile.
The victim remained in the hospital in serious condition as of Sept. 10, according to police.
Anyone with information about the stabbing can call MHPD Detective Fernando Del Moral at (408) 779-2101.
