Man stabs father-in-law to death during argument over loud music in south Las Vegas valley: report

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Police said a fight over loud music between a man and his father-in-law ended in a deadly stabbing.

On Oct. 17, around 2:30 a.m. the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department responded to a report of a fight in an apartment on Decatur Boulevard near Sahara Avenue.

At the scene, officers found a man identified as Alcadeio Del Carmen Pena-Perez inside the apartment, suffering from stab wounds to his upper body, according to the arrest report.

Pena-Perez shared a room with his son-in-law, Aristides Matute, 31. Documents said a witness told police that Matute was playing loud music, and when Pena-Perez asked him to lower the volume, Matute threatened to harm him.

Matute then went to the side of his bed grabbed a 4-5″ blade, and began stabbing Pena-Perez as he ran from the bedroom with Matute following him. Another person in the apartment threw a bicycle, followed by a chair, at Matute to stop him. Matute was grabbed by the wrist and the knife was taken away from him, the report stated.

Police reported that when officers arrived at the scene, two men were holding Matute, who was then taken into custody. He is facing charges of open murder with the use of a deadly weapon and assault with the use of a deadly weapon, according to court records.

Pena-Perez was taken to a nearby hospital where he died of his injuries.

According to court records, Matute is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Nov. 19.

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