HORRIFIC: Illegal Alien With Lengthy Rap Sheet Brutally Murders California Man ONE DAY After This Woke Judge Releases Him (VIDEO)

by Cullen Linebarger Aug. 12, 2026 12:40 pm



Illegal alien murders a California man one day after Contra Costa Judge Nichelle Holmes releases him.
Credits: Martinez Police Department/KTVU and LinkedIn

An innocent American citizen is dead at the hands of an illegal alien with a long criminal record, thanks in no small part to a far-left California judge.

As CBS News San Francisco reported, a man was found fatally stabbed outside his home in Martinez on August 6th. Firefighters and medical personnel promptly responded, but it was too late.

The victim was identified as 68-year-old Todd Stewart.

Authorities later identified 36-year-old Marcos Iriarte-Valdez as the person responsible for the crime and arrested him at his home on August 7th.

Surveillance video released by the police and shared with local news outlets shows the moment Iriarte-Valdez stabs Stewart to death on his own lawn.

It’s truly a horrifying scene.

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Federal authorities later confirmed Iriarte-Valdez entered this country illegally from Venezuela. Per the New York Post, he also holds Spanish citizenship.

He should never have been allowed into the country to begin with.

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This Venezuelan illegal alien STABBED A FATHER TO DEATH in sanctuary California.

@CAgovernormust NOT RELEASE this murderer from jail and turn him over to us so we can REMOVE him from our nation.



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BREAKING: DHS has informed Border Hawk that a man arrested for stabbing a California father to death in front of his home in Contra Costa County is an ILLEGAL ALIEN from Venezuela.

Marcos Iriarte-Valdez (alias), 36, was arrested on Friday and is being held on $1.1 million bond






6:24 PM · Aug 11, 2026

But the news gets even more infuriating. Iriarte-Valdez had been connected to several burglary cases in Orinda back in April, but was initially released on pre-trial release.

Then, on Aug 4, police re-arrested Iriarte-Valdez for allegedly violating a home detention monitoring rule. But that still was not enough to keep him behind bars.

Contra Costa Superior Court Judge Nichelle Holmes, who was appointed by California Governor Gavin Newsom in 2024, decided to release Iriarte-Valdez on his own recognizance for some reason on August 5th.

Below is the case info and docket entry.

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Here is the case info and the docket entry from Contra Costa Superior court apparently showing Marcos Eduardo Iriarte-Valdez was released on his own recognizance on August 5, 2026 by Nichelle N. Holmes



2:13 PM · Aug 9, 2026

Stewart was then killed the next day, thanks to this ‘bleeding heart’ judicial hack.

The entire American government failed Stewart. The federal government let his killer into the country, and then judges refused to keep him behind bars even as he racked up felonies.

What a two-tiered justice system ordinary people face, particularly in blue states.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/202...tally-murders/