"After a previous jury failed to reach a verdict in September, a second one this week found a Santa Rosa man guilty of second-degree murder in a fatal stabbing outside a local bar three years ago. A jury of six men and six women deliberated for a day before convicting Braulio Garcia III of killing Asante VanDyke in the early morning hours of Feb. 1, 2023."
"VanDyke was fatally stabbed during a confrontation between two groups outside Gary's at the Belvedere on Mendocino Avenue in Santa Rosa. His three friends were injured and jurors Wednesday, Feb. 11, ruled Garcia was also guilty of three counts of assault with a deadly weapon. Two jurors, who declined to provide their names, told The Press Democrat they went over evidence and each witnesses' testimony before reaching their decision."
"Arguments during both trials partially focused on whether the killing and assaults were committed by Garcia or a second suspect, Santa Rosa resident Louis Robert Campos. Garcia and Campos, along with Richard Ponce of Santa Rosa, were identified as suspects in the killing's aftermath and Campos was never arrested. Garcia's defense attorney, Rachel McAllister, argued in each trial that Campos had been responsible for Asante's death."
A second jury convicted Braulio Garcia III of second-degree murder and three counts of assault with a deadly weapon for the Feb. 1, 2023, fatal stabbing of Asante VanDyke outside Gary's at the Belvedere in Santa Rosa. Jurors of six men and six women deliberated about a day before reaching the verdict on Feb. 11, after a previous trial ended in a 6-6 split. Prosecutors said the confrontation stemmed from an argument inside the bar over Garcia's girlfriend. Defense counsel argued an alternate suspect, Louis Robert Campos, was responsible; Campos was never arrested. Sentencing remains pending.
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