Coldwater man charged with open murder in fatal stabbing at…

Assault Coldwater Michigan in Coldwater, Michigan: On June 29, 20-year-old Valmir Djempsley of Coldwater, Michigan, was charged with open murder in the fatal stabbing of Brandon Eduardo Vasquez-Chavez. Coldwater police responded to a reported stabbing at The Clemons Meat Processing Plant, 572 Newton Road, shortly after 7:41 p.m., where the victim was found unresponsive with a single stab wound to his lower back and was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:19 p.m. Witnesses told investigators that Djempsley and Vasquez-Chavez had been involved in a verbal argument moments before the stabbing, and that Djempsley confronted the victim about a knife, then chased him and lunged toward his back with the weapon in a production area of the plant. Djempsley entered a not guilty plea in Branch County court and remains in custody at the Branch County Jail.