THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SAYS IT BELIEVES 50 YEAR OLD MICHAEL GARDNER IS THE MAN WHO STABBED ANOTHER MAN TO DEATH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. DETECTIVES SAY MICHAEL VIALPANDO WAS STABBED AS HE TRIED TO INTERVENE IN AN ARGUMENT BETWEEN GARDNER AND A WOMAN OVER A 14 DOLLAR DEBT . IT HAPPENED AT A RESIDENCE IN THE 700 BLOCK OF LUNA SOUTHWEST.
GARDNER WAS ARRESTED JUST BEFORE 3AM. HE WAS ON PROBATION FOR SEVERAL FELONIES INCLUDING ASSAULT ON A PEACE OFFICER.
