Second suspect charged in stabbing death near Orange nightclub

Prosecutors filed charges against a second suspect on Monday, Sept. 10 in a slaying near a nightclub in Orange in July.

Antonio Jesus Brito, 19, of Santa Ana is accused of assault and murder for his alleged involvement in the beating and stabbing of Nicholas Glynn near the The District Lounge at 223 W. Chapman Ave. on Sunday, July 29, according to a release from the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. If convicted, Brito could face as many as 25 years in state prison.

He and two other men had gotten into an altercation with Glynn, along with a second unnamed victim, and all five men were ejected from the establishment, according to Sgt. Phil McMullin, a spokesman for the Orange Police Department. He said that, afterwards, the suspects were driving away from the club when they spotted Glynn and his companion. The three men got out of their car and attacked the two victims, according to McMullin.

They were severely beaten, and Glynn was stabbed twice during the second fight by the third unidentified suspect, according to the prosecutors’ news release. It said both victims were transferred to a local hospital, where Glynn was later pronounced dead. The unnamed victim survived, but was given 44 stitches for injuries to his face.

The following day, police arrested Santa Ana resident Vidal Almazan, 21, who is accused of participating in the beating, according to the release. He faces charges similar to those filed against Brito on Monday.