Guilty Verdict in 2019 Homicide

On March 28, 2025, in Department 10 of the Tulare County Superior Court, TCDA prosecutors secured a guilty verdict against Isaiah Elias Garcia, age 25, for the stabbing death of a man in 2019.

During a party on February 23, 2019, at which Garcia and the victim attended in Visalia, a fight broke out among two groups of attendees. After departing, one group of attendees, which included Garcia, sent an invitation over Snapchat for the groups to meet up again and finish the fight. When the invitation was refused, the group gathered its members and drove to its opponents’ location. During the second fight, Garcia stabbed and slashed the victim in his chest. The groups immediately fled, and the victim died from massive blood loss as a result of a stab wound to his heart. Through digital forensics and witness accounts, Garcia was sought and arrested for his involvement.

At trial, a Tulare County jury convicted Garcia of second-degree murder and the special allegation of personal use of a deadly weapon (knife).

Sentencing is scheduled for April 25, 2025, in Superior Court where Garcia faces life in prison.

The case was prosecuted by Chief Deputy District Attorney Jessica Weatherly and Deputy District Attorney Victoria Frazer and was investigated by Corporal Cabello with the Tulare Police Department.

Media inquiries can be directed to the Office of the District Attorney, County of Tulare Chief Deputy District Attorney Jessica Weatherly (559) 636-5494