02-10-2011, 02:37 PM
a beast if he did this.
AJC
Antonio Cardenas-Rico is being held in the Gwinnett Detention Center without bond in the attack, which also left two other family members seriously injured.
Cpl. Jake Smith said investigators are still interviewing the dead boys' mother, who was not home at the time of the attack.
Police did not give details on how they caught up with Cardenas-Rico. They said tips led them to a home at 3020 Arden Ridge Drive in Suwanee overnight.
Officers watched the house before moving in on Cardenas-Rico. He was arrested without a fight eight to 10 hours after the attack.
Police said Cardenas-Rico was known to the victim's family, but how they knew each another was unclear.
Police charged Cardenas-Rico with killing 3-year-old Bradley Garcia and 1-year-old Edward Garcia. Another 3-year-old boy was stabbed and was critically wounded. Elvis Garcia, 23, identified as the boys' father or stepfather, was stabbed multiple times and was in serious condition.
"This one shocks the conscience a little bit due to the innocence and youth of the victims," Smith said. "We haven't seen one like this in quite some time."
Cardenas-Rico, wearing a green jail jumpsuit, was escorted into Magistrate Court for a brief first appearance Thursday. Attorney Matthew Crosby was assigned to represent him. He said he had two bank accounts; one was empty and the other contained $1,500.
Cardenas-Rico told the judge through an interpreter he has a wife and two children in Las Vegas. He said he understood his rights.
His next court date is Feb. 16.
AJC
Antonio Cardenas-Rico is being held in the Gwinnett Detention Center without bond in the attack, which also left two other family members seriously injured.
Cpl. Jake Smith said investigators are still interviewing the dead boys' mother, who was not home at the time of the attack.
Police did not give details on how they caught up with Cardenas-Rico. They said tips led them to a home at 3020 Arden Ridge Drive in Suwanee overnight.
Officers watched the house before moving in on Cardenas-Rico. He was arrested without a fight eight to 10 hours after the attack.
Police said Cardenas-Rico was known to the victim's family, but how they knew each another was unclear.
Police charged Cardenas-Rico with killing 3-year-old Bradley Garcia and 1-year-old Edward Garcia. Another 3-year-old boy was stabbed and was critically wounded. Elvis Garcia, 23, identified as the boys' father or stepfather, was stabbed multiple times and was in serious condition.
"This one shocks the conscience a little bit due to the innocence and youth of the victims," Smith said. "We haven't seen one like this in quite some time."
Cardenas-Rico, wearing a green jail jumpsuit, was escorted into Magistrate Court for a brief first appearance Thursday. Attorney Matthew Crosby was assigned to represent him. He said he had two bank accounts; one was empty and the other contained $1,500.
Cardenas-Rico told the judge through an interpreter he has a wife and two children in Las Vegas. He said he understood his rights.
His next court date is Feb. 16.