COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – A twice-delayed preliminary examination for a suspect in a June 13 fatal stabbing at the Quality Inn of Coldwater got underway Wednesday morning in Branch County District Court.
33-year-old Raiko Moreira-Gonzalez of Miami, Florida has been charged by Branch County Prosecutors with open murder. He entered a not guilty plea during his arraignment.
Coldwater Police found 35-year-old Juan Uresti-Rodriguez of Donna, Texas unresponsive in his room after he was stabbed in the chest. He was later pronounced dead at the scene.
The suspect was later taken into custody by the Michigan State Police on U.S. 12 just west of Quincy.
The two men were co-workers at Clemens Food Group and had been living at the hotel with other employees.
Police say the two men consumed alcohol and argued before the stabbing took place.
