Rogers teen charged as an adult in stabbings

BENTONVILLE -- Prosecutors formally charged a 17-year-old Rogers boy as an adult in connection with the stabbing of two people.

Jorge Daniel Castaneda, 17, is charged in Benton County Circuit Court with first- and second-degree battery, both felonies.

Castaneda is accused of stabbing Tyler Garska and James Edwards on April 16 at the Regency 7 Motel at 3714 W. Walnut St., according to court documents.

Garska had a stab wound in the right shoulder that required surgery. Edwards was stabbed in the right mid-section, according to the documents.

Officers received a call at 9:42 p.m. Monday about a person having a stab wound at 3705 W. Murdock Lane, according to a Rogers Police Department news release.

The investigation determined Garska and Castaneda were staying in separate rooms at the motel and got into a fight involving several people. Garska was stabbed with a knife and Edwards was cut with a knife while he was leaving the scene with Garska, according to the release.

Edwards didn't receive medical care for his injury, according to court documents.

Garska and Castaneda are suspected members of rival gangs, according to the release.

Castaneda was arrested and taken to the Benton County Juvenile Detention Center.

NW News on 04/21/2018

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