Overview
- Police charged the 45-year-old with murder, attempted murder, manslaughter, assault and criminal possession of a weapon after his arrest Saturday afternoon.
- Investigators say the pre-dawn attack inside 956 Sherman Ave. on Feb. 28 is a domestic-violence case involving his girlfriend, 42-year-old Yesenia Hall.
- Officers found Hall with stab wounds to her neck, chest and back and her 16-year-old son with neck and back wounds; both were taken to Lincoln Hospital.
- Police say the suspect fled after changing into a reflective construction vest and hardhat before he was located and taken into custody.
- Authorities report Rivas and Hall lived in the apartment together, and he is awaiting arraignment as the investigation proceeds.