Man arrested in 2016 stabbing death of 28-year-old Marine Corps veteran outside Hemet bar

A suspect was arrested Friday in the 2016 stabbing death of a 28-year-old U.S. Marine Corps veteran outside a Hemet bar, officials announced.

Police arrested 35-year-old Robert Herrera Ramirez of Hemet on suspicion of killing Nicholas Males, a veteran who was a father of two, the Hemet Police Department said in a news release.

On June 18th, 2016, Males and a second man were stabbed during an altercation outside of a bar on Harvard Street.

The second man suffered two life-threatening stab wounds during the fight, but he survived his injuries, according to police.

It’s unclear how police identified Ramirez as a suspect in the killing, or why it took so long to arrest a suspect.