Authorities identify victim in deadly Greenfield stabbing

Authorities identify victim in deadly Greenfield stabbing

Court documents say the victim was attempting to disarm the suspect when he was stabbed on Saturday.

Adair County Sheriff’s report, 4/21/25 – Greenfield stabbing victims ID’d

(Greenfield, Iowa) – The Adair County Sheriff’s Office reports three recent arrests. In an update to our previous report, 39-year-old Yudiel Vega-Blanco, of Greenfield, was arrested early Saturday morning on charges of Murder in the 1st Degree and Willful Injury causing bodily injury, following a fatal stabbing incident. When authorities arrived on the scene at 201 NE 4th Street in Greenfield, a victim, Carlos Garcia Escalona-Mendoza was laying …