And the truth comes out...

This guy is so done. Walking up to a group of people and throwing a punch is not self-defense regardless of what preceded it.

I'm really surprised they didn't charge Tombelson's girlfriend as an accomplice or accessory to the murders. It really sounds like they started the whole thing.

Well, that's different than what we were hearing in the summer. Still wouldn't call Tombleson an innocent angel in this whole thing, but it doesn't seem like it was as much of an overreaction as I originally thought. It also doesn't seem like he went there looking for trouble. I haven't been in a fight in 25 years, but if I got a call from my wife that men were calling her derogatory names and spitting on her and a brawl broke out, I'd probably be down there with a knife, too.

I'm no lawyer, but I'd suspect nobody is really going to dispute the facts of the case ... it's all just going to come down to what the law allows him to do in the heat of that situation. I doubt he ends up with the maximum sentence, but who knows? Nobody should ever lose their life the way those two did, but at the same time, I learned from my dad when I was young not to disrespect women, spit on people or get in fights. What a shame — totally preventable situation.

This is such a sad story. What a complete waste.

Well, he won't get off with a slap of the wrist, at the same time probably won't get the worst sentence possible. At least this article isn't painting the two victims as saints like previous articles. They didn't deserve to die, but you start spitting on anybody let alone women, bad things will happen.

It is interesting how the story has changed so much already. Let’s remember this article is mostly based off of Erica's interview. "Tombleson's girlfriend told Milewski in an interview soon after the stabbings..."

Most likely they came up with a story to protect Erica and Tombleson's other accomplice (his brother?).

No one was an angel that night, but statements like: "As the trio stood in line, a man later identified as Kechechian began to call Tombleson's girlfriend derogatory names as she spoke with her boyfriend on the phone." It just shows how skewed the info is that they are letting out right now. If you knew Elvis you will see right through the lie. Of course Erica tells the story that some loud drunk guys just came up and started cussing her out and spitting. Just ridiculous.

It is also worth noting Justin's supporters now coming to reality that he will spend the rest of his existence in a cell.

The inaccuracy lies in the quote "As the trio stood in line, a man later identified as Kechechian began to call Tombleson's girlfriend derogatory names as she spoke with her boyfriend on the phone." It is Elvis who I am defending, it is not a believable statement. Erica's interview is a big part of this article. Her statements are biased.

these people who are trying to defend this elvis guy r ridiculous..go look up his record adn look how he acted that night...its all his brother arias fault..he now has to live with the guilt that he is the reason his brother is dead...

This story is heartbreaking, stupid, arrogant and should be a lesson to us all. First of all, life is precious, we should all know that...we never know when our time is up. I was not present so, just relying on Patch reports, I am finding all involved to be at fault. Certainly no one should have been killed for being drunk, rude, arrogant...but we need to consider all those involved. I think the patrons of the restaurant and the employees are the best witnesses to this horrific night that was meant to be a fun evening. Ego's and vanity are deadly in this story.

If you can review the known facts logically you will identify little value in the 'interview' or testimony thus far. Of course those statements are biased and likely inaccurate. Those statements are attempting to argue a not guilty plea. Likely little value in those comments. Logically thinking how many times have you seen a group of men enter an establishment and begin spitting on woman without being provoked? Its simply not logical, so what happen prior to that? Was it verbal? Was it physical? In this case spitting could be provoking verbal, or could be defusing physical.

Showing up to an altercation with a deadly weapon will be difficult to defend, and easy to prosecute. That is logical, and a quick review of case histories will conclude that.

A character review will be made during the trial and depict both the victims history and the accused history. The criminal record for assault, which I believe to have been reported as factual from the PD in the summer will also play a big role. I will leave it to the reader to deduce who that criminal record goes with in this tragic story. Its also expected and logical. A tragedy all around.

It's interesting how there are only few people that seem to believe Justin was innocent and come to his defense. And for jp benito instead of you taking about Elvis's past why don't we talk about Justin's past. Elvis didn't harm anyone in his entire life. What he did in the past has nothing to do with the incident that happened but having read Justin's past he was so capable of doing what he did. And you need to stop with this bull shit story of Justin self defensing himself. If he was attacked by three guys he would have not had a the chance to take two innocents life. I pray that he will get what he deserves. Elvis would have never disrespected a woman and if he did i am most certain there was a reason for it. He was a very loving guy and his life being wasted is very sad and it makes me more sad that there are still some useless people out there that are nothing but a waste of energy.

Elvis didn't disrespect a woman. It was his brother aris who spit on them. Justin was jumped by Elvis, Aris, and the two other men they were with after he confronted the group for spitting on his girlfriend. Those are all facts not biased opinion based on the investigation.

Also, it was a pocket knife, not a machete, if Justin's intent was to go to albatross and stab people don't you think he would have walked up to them and started waving the knife around. He walked up and punched aris, the one who spit. I can't seem to wrap my head around the fact that it was ok for 4 men to jump Justin. I personally know someone who was jumped and died as a result from their injuries. I do believe that Justin was defending himself. Unfortunately 2 lives were lost. How different everyone's perspective would have been if the 4 drunk guys who were already being aggressive inside the restaurant by starting a brawl woul have beaten Justin to death. No ones past had anything to do with the situation that night.

It is a tragedy that 2 men did not walk away from this altercation. I personally stand behind Justin 100%. He is lucky that he was practicing his right to bear arms or he would have been "pummeled" to death by the 4 others. Just because his family, friends and supporters aren't voicing all of their opinions on this article, does not mean they are not standing behind him. Regarding this incident, he acted in a way any protective boyfriend would. It was the other side that began the unfair fight of 4 on 1. Other participants should be held responsible, but perhaps causing their brother's demise was punishment enough.
Justin did the right thing afterward by turning himself in and accepting responsibility for his actions. He will continue to be supported until he is home.

Nothing new to see here. The facts of the night have pretty much stayed the same. Verbal fight inside led to spitting. Elvis and crew go outside. Justin (who was also not alone or did we forget those wintess reports already?) decides to start a fight and when it didn't go his way he went the cowardly route and pulled out a knife. He is a coward and will rot in prison.

Also glad to see that after he stabbed 2 people he went home, went to sleep next to his heifer then hit the swap meet the next morning with her parents. I wonder if his girl hadnt seen it on the news if he would have turned himself in...

Oh and Ms. Maxwell stop with all the conjecture. You have already stated you were not there that night so stop making sweeping generalizations and assuming things that you have no PROOF of happening. You just look like a fool..

Justin's girlfriend started the whole thing by not having any class. Guys don't spit on girls for no reason. She most definitely started the fight, as trashy women often do, because they think they have immunity as a woman to do whatever they want and get away with it. And fights happen, but there's no need for weapons. Or killing people. This guy killed two people and had only scratches on him. He should definitely get the maximum sentence.

And Justin lost his attorney and has a public defender. Nobody in the professional community even wants to defend such a low life. The DA will lock him up and throw away the key. A public defender doesn't stand a chance. They don't get paid very much and have hundreds of other cases to do at the same time. It doesn't even matter what happened. All that matters is the end result. Justin is a double murderer. That's really hard to defend against no matter what happened. And with a public defender? Forget it. The dude is going to be taking it in the rear for the rest of his life.

When you're intoxicated your judgement is impaired. Alcohol turns adults into oversized children. Verbally arguing with women and spitting on patrons in a restaurant at 2:00 a.m.? What the hell? Yeah, sounds like drunkedness to me.

What a colossal waste of human life. And for what? Because some inconsiderate wench and her friends cut in line to order some food?

Had these men just ignored that transgression, waited to order their own food and walked away, they'd still be living today.

Conversely, intentionally spitting on a person is considered assault in California. Had that dumb broad and her friends simply called 911 instead, all of those dolts would have all been arrested and prosecuted.

But no, thanks to the redeeming qualities of irresponsible social drinking and human stupidity, two people are now dead forever and one more has reservations for life in prison.