Jury selection is expected to begin for a man accused of stabbing family members in Indio

Jury selection was scheduled to begin today in the trial of a 36-year-old man suspected of stabbing three of his family members, one fatally, following an argument in Indio.

In addition to a murder charge, Anthony William Piña-German of Indio was charged in November 2022 with two counts of attempted murder, according to case records, along with sentencing-enhancing charges of using a weapon in a felony and causing great bodily harm.

Jury selection is expected to begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio.

On November 26, 2022, at approximately 6:50 p.m., officers responded to a family disturbance in the 82900 block of Via Valencia and three unidentified men were found with stab wounds, according to Indio police.

Police said the victims and Piña-German argued before the stabbing occurred and the three men were taken to a hospital, where one of them – 39-year-old Christopher Galvan – died.

Piña-German allegedly left the scene before officers arrived, and due to the circumstances, police, in conjunction with the Riverside County Coroner’s Office, investigated the stabbing as a homicide, the department said.

The suspect was found and arrested the next morning in El Centro. He is currently being held at the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio.