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UPDATE: Additional arrests made after deadly West Boise stabbing

Boise police located an additional suspect in the robbery and stabbing after several days of searching
Fatal Stabbing in West Boise
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UPDATE (As of Nov. 1): Around 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 31, Boise Police arrested suspect Nicholaus Kyser and he was charged with felony criminal conspiracy, robbery, and failure to appear.

Boise Police investigators received information about the suspect’s possible location and learned what vehicle Kyser was traveling in. Police conducted a felony stop on the vehicle in the area of Maple Grove and Chinden Roads.

Kyser was booked into the Ada County Jail on the listed charges.


UPDATE (As of Oct. 31): Boise Police have arrested two additional suspects and are still searching for a third following the robbery and fatal stabbing in West Boise on Tuesday.

Detectives made contact with suspect Natalie Kemper on Oct. 30 — she was booked into the Ada County Jail and charged with felony robbery. Also on Oct. 30, police located suspect Andrew Lucas in the area of Cole and Emerald and he was charged with possession of controlled substances, felony criminal conspiracy, robbery, and a probation violation.

Boise Police are still looking for Nicholaus Kyser who is wanted on an active nationwide arrest warrant for robbery, according to a press release. Anyone with information about Kyser is asked to call Ada County Dispatch at 208-377-6790.

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Nicholaus Kyser (AKA Casper), 34, Meridian.


We now know the identity of the man who was fatally stabbed outside a West Boise business just after 12:30 a.m. Tuesday morning.

The Ada County Coroner's Office says 31-year-old Nicholas Tenney of Boise died of a sharp force injury to the chest. His death has been ruled a homicide.

Boise Police previously identified the suspect as Eliseo Torres, of Caldwell, who was taken into custody at the scene near the 7300 block of W. Ustick Road. Torres

Officers found the unresponsive victim in the parking lot with a stab wound and began performing lifesaving care until paramedics arrived. During their investigation, police learned there was a fight between the suspect and several other people including the deceased victim.

Police say the evidence indicates Torres stabbed the victim, who died from his injuries at the hospital.

Torres was also transported to the hospital for injuries from the fight and was later booked into the Ada County Jail and charged with murder in the second degree, two counts of possession of a controlled substance, and use or possession of paraphernalia with intent to use.

Another suspect, Daydreyn Pelton, was taken into custody. Police said Pelton was also involved in the altercation and stole property from Torres. He was arrested, booked into the Ada County Jail, and charged with robbery.

The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information about the case is encouraged to call Ada County Dispatch at 208-377-6790.