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25-year-old pregnant woman killed in Lodi stabbing is identified; 16-year-old is arrested

Teen did not appear to know mother before party, police say

25-year-old pregnant woman killed in Lodi stabbing is identified; 16-year-old is arrested

Teen did not appear to know mother before party, police say

THIS IS KCRA THREE NEWS AT 5:00. TY: A WOMAN WAS PERFORMANCE PREGNANT AND STABBED TO DEATH. A 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL WAS ARRESTED. OFFICERS SAY THE EXACT MOTIVE IS STILL BEING INVESTIGATED. LISA: BRITNEY SPOKE WITH THE VICTIMS FAMILY A VERY EMOTIONAL DAY WHAT DID THEY TELL YOU? >> I DID SPEAK WITH HER MOTHER TONIGHT AND SHE SAID SHE IS NOT READY TO GO ON CAMERA TO TALK ABOUT THIS WHICH WE COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND. BUT SHE DID SAY HER DAUGHTER WAS AN INCREDIBLE PERSON. AND SHE WANTS JUSTICE NOT ONLY NOT ONLY FOR HER DAUGHTER BUT ALSO FOR HER DAUGHTER’S UNBORN BABY. AND HER BOYFRIEND, WHO IS NOW LEFT TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR 2-YEAR-OLD CHILD. TONIGHT, NO ANSWERS IN THE STABBING DEATH OF A PREGNANT MOTHER IN LODI. POLICE SAY A 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL WAS ARRESTED THIS AFTERNOON IN STOCKTON IN CONNECTION TO THE MURDER OF 25-YEAR-OLD JESSIE MARTINEZ AND HER UNBORN BABY. MARTINEZ’S MOTHER SHARED THESE PHOTOS OF HER DAUGHTER, WITH KCRA 3. OFF-CAMERA SHE SAID HER DAUGHTER , LEAVES BEHIND A 2-YEAR-OLD CHILD. INVESTIGATORS SAY MARTINEZ WAS KILLED AT HER HOME ON EAGLE PLACE EARLY SUNDAY MONDAY, DURING A HOUSE PARTY. >> SORRY. >> THE TRAGEDY UNIMAGINABLE. SHE USED TO LIVE IN THIS HOME ON EAGLE PLACE UNTIL 2010. SHE CAME BY TODAY AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE VIOLENT NEWS IN HER OLD NEIGHBORHOOD. >> MY SON WAS ON FACEBOOK AND SAID MOM LOOK AT THE STORY. AND I WAS LIKE, WOW. I HAVE TO GO BY AND SEE WHO’S HOUSE IT WAS AND I CAN’T BELIEVE IT WAS MINE. >> POLICE SAY ARE TINA’S WAS APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS PREGNANT AND HER BABY DIED AS WELL. THEY ARE INVESTIGATING THIS IS A DOUBLE HOMICIDE. >> SAVANNA LIVES A FEW HOUSES DOWN FROM MARTINEZ AND HER BIRTHDAY -- BOYFRIEND. ACCORDING TO DETECTIVES, THEY BELIEVE THE ARRESTED TEEN DID NOT KNOW THE COUPLE BEFORE THAT NIGHT. >> THAT’S REALLY SAID. >> BACK OUT HERE LIVE TONIGHT LODI POLICE SAY THE 16-YEAR-OLD HAS BEEN ARRESTED AND BEING BOOKED INTO THE PETERSON JUVENILE HALL. BECAUSE SHE IS A MINOR THEY WON’T RELEASE HER IDENTITY AT THIS TIME. BRITTANY HOPE KCRA3 NEWS. LISA: POLICE HAVE NOT RELE
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25-year-old pregnant woman killed in Lodi stabbing is identified; 16-year-old is arrested

Teen did not appear to know mother before party, police say

A 25-year-old pregnant woman was stabbed to death in Lodi and her boyfriend was wounded following a house party over the weekend, police said. A 16-year-old female was arrested in connection with the case, Lodi police said Monday afternoon. She will be booked into the Peterson Juvenile Hall on a homicide charge. Officers found the pregnant victim, Jessie Martinez, with a stab wound around 12:06 a.m. Sunday on the 2000 block of Eagle Place near East Century Boulevard, the Lodi Police Department said. She died at the scene despite lifesaving measures by authorities.Martinez was about four months pregnant and her unborn baby died as well. The case is being investigated as a double homicide as a result, police told KCRA 3. A 22-year-old man was also found with a non-life threatening laceration to the head, Lodi police said. Police told KCRA 3 that the man was Martinez's boyfriend and the unborn child's father. He was treated at a local hospital and then released and is not considered to be a suspect. Family of Martinez told KCRA 3 that the mother leaves behind a 2-year-old child. Martinez's boyfriend is also the father of that child.Police said the attacks do not appear to be random. It seems to have stemmed from a series of disturbances or altercations throughout the night at the residence during a house party.Savannah Avalos lives a few homes down from Martinez.“When I heard about it, it made me pretty sick, especially her being pregnant,” Avalos said. “I didn’t know how far along she was.”Living her with her mother for over a decade, she said nothing like this has ever happened on their small block.Patty Garner Starr used to own the home where Martinez and her boyfriend live, but sold it in 2010.She drove by Monday when she heard the news.“I’m very, very sorry that this happened,” she said, through tears. It also does not appear that the teen knew the mother or father, police said.Police are asking anyone with information regarding this homicide to contact the Lodi Police Department at 209-333-6727 or Det. Blythe at 209-333-5545 or ablythe@lodi.gov. You can also contact the Lodi Area Crimestoppers at 209-369-2746 or www.369crime.com to remain anonymous.There does not appear to be an active threat to the community but there will be additional patrols in the area over the next several days, police said.

A 25-year-old pregnant woman was stabbed to death in Lodi and her boyfriend was wounded following a house party over the weekend, police said.

A 16-year-old female was arrested in connection with the case, Lodi police said Monday afternoon. She will be booked into the Peterson Juvenile Hall on a homicide charge.

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Officers found the pregnant victim, Jessie Martinez, with a stab wound around 12:06 a.m. Sunday on the 2000 block of Eagle Place near East Century Boulevard, the Lodi Police Department said. She died at the scene despite lifesaving measures by authorities.

Martinez was about four months pregnant and her unborn baby died as well. The case is being investigated as a double homicide as a result, police told KCRA 3.

A 22-year-old man was also found with a non-life threatening laceration to the head, Lodi police said. Police told KCRA 3 that the man was Martinez's boyfriend and the unborn child's father. He was treated at a local hospital and then released and is not considered to be a suspect.

Family of Martinez told KCRA 3 that the mother leaves behind a 2-year-old child. Martinez's boyfriend is also the father of that child.

Police said the attacks do not appear to be random. It seems to have stemmed from a series of disturbances or altercations throughout the night at the residence during a house party.

Savannah Avalos lives a few homes down from Martinez.

“When I heard about it, it made me pretty sick, especially her being pregnant,” Avalos said. “I didn’t know how far along she was.”

Living her with her mother for over a decade, she said nothing like this has ever happened on their small block.

Patty Garner Starr used to own the home where Martinez and her boyfriend live, but sold it in 2010.

She drove by Monday when she heard the news.

“I’m very, very sorry that this happened,” she said, through tears.

It also does not appear that the teen knew the mother or father, police said.

Police are asking anyone with information regarding this homicide to contact the Lodi Police Department at 209-333-6727 or Det. Blythe at 209-333-5545 or ablythe@lodi.gov. You can also contact the Lodi Area Crimestoppers at 209-369-2746 or www.369crime.com to remain anonymous.

There does not appear to be an active threat to the community but there will be additional patrols in the area over the next several days, police said.